| A | B |
|---|
| quavered | trembled |
| torpor | sluggishness |
| whimsical | full of silly, fanciful ideas |
| infiltrated | gradually entered or sneaked into |
| martial | military |
| prodigy | child genius |
| mortified | ashamed and hurt |
| disparage | show disrespect for |
| reconvened | reassembled |
| squander | waste |
| resolute | firm and purposeful; determined |
| domain | territory |
| contemplate | consider; look at or think about carefully |
| shrewd | clever |
| inert | inactive |
| dilating | becoming wider |
| desecrated | profaned or disrespect something holy |
| esoteric | specialized beyond most people's understanding |
| sterile | barren; lacking interest or vitality |
| descended | went down |
| debris | rough broken bits of litter |
| meager | inadequate |
| tenets | beliefs of a group |
| copious | plentiful |
| scanty | very thin; inadequate; not enough |
| deteriorating | getting worse |
| testily | irritably |
| advocates | people who speak or write in favor of something |
| vigil | watch; guard |
| imminent | about to happen |
