| A | B |
|---|
| frayed | to be worn out or into shreds |
| overwrought | elaborated to excess, overdone |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| deliberately | slowly, unhurried, and steady as though allowing time for decision on each individual action involved |
| intricate | having many parts or elements, complicated |
| infectious | spreading or capable of spreading rapidly to others |
| pursuit | to follow in order to overtake |
| resolved | to find an answer; to make clear or understandable |
| precariously | a lack of stability or security that threatens with danger |
| rambling | long-winded wandering fashion |
| corridor | a passageway into which compartments or rooms open |
| preoccupied | lost in thought |
| hinges | depends on; is a determining factor in |
| scanned | investigated thoroughly by checking point by point and often repeatedly |
| dim | having limited amount of light |
| vigorously | carried out forcefully and energetically |
| arbor | a shelter of vines or branches |
| cavernous | one of a large or indefinite extent |
| admiration | to hole an object or person in high regard or esteem |
| indulgently | of mild and tolerant disposition |
| unconscious | not knowing or perceiving |
| retrieve | to get back again |
| concussion | an injury of the brain resulting from a hard blow or collision |
| idealistic | lacking practicality |
| attribution | ascribing a work of art or literature to an author or artist |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical documents are preserved |
| reclusive | marked by withdrawal from society; solitary |
| speculated | to have been curious or doubtful about; wondering |
| confide | to show confidence by imparting secrets |
| vowed | promised or swore |
| pun | the usually humorous use of a word in such a way as to suggest two or more of its meanings or the meaning of another word similar in sound |
| descendants | those who originate or come from an ancestral (related) source |
