| A | B |
| arcane | secret, hidden |
| artifacts | simple objects showing human workmanship |
| atone | to make amends |
| callow | immature or inexperienced |
| clamor | a loud noise |
| foreboding | ominous omen |
| hack | a person who f0rfeits professional integrity for money |
| impede | to interfere |
| indubitable | not open to question or doubt |
| philanthropist | lover of mankind |
| precursor | something that comes before |
| relish | to take great delight in |
| rhetoric | inflated language |
| somnambulist | a sleepwalker |
| stymie | to block or present an obstacle |
| tepid | lacking passion |
| unkempt | disheveled in appearance |
| vacuous | lacking content |
| vehement | forcefully expressing emotion |
| zealot | one who embraces a cause and supports it with vigor |