| A | B |
| alloy | a substance that is a mixture of metals |
| embed | to enclose firmly in some mass |
| florid | flowery, flushed with color |
| saturate | to soak, to completely fill |
| rescind | to cancel |
| atypical | unusual or abnormal; odd |
| corpulence | state of being very fat |
| focus | to concentrate |
| monumental | massive, very great, very important |
| anchor | to secure firmly |
| epilogue | a short addition to a literary work, a short speech given at the end of a play |
| slag | the residue or mass of metal left after smelting; worthless matter |
| tinge | to add a bit of color; to affect slightly; a slight coloration |
| bizarre | out of the ordinary, odd |
| hone | to sharpen, to make more intense, to make more effective |
| levitate | to rise or to float in the air in seeming defiance of gravity |
| snippet | a small amount, morsel |
| intensify | to strengthen |
| sever | to cut or to separate |
| surplus | an amount that is more than what is needed |
| topple | to overturn |
| bestial | brutal without reason, having the attributes of a savage |
| dissected | divided into numerous segments or parts |
| inanimate | without life |
| muted | toned down or silenced |