| A | B |
|---|
| perfunctorily | lacking in interest or enthusiasm |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification, or devotion performed to show sorrow or repentance for sin |
| bewildered | perplexed or confused especially by a complexity, variety, or multitude of objects or considerations |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| pedant | one who makes a show of knowledge |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| resolve | fixity of purpose; resoluteness |
| scythe | an implement used for mowing (as grass) and composed of a long curving blade fastened at an angle to a long handle |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly; to waste |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| concussion | a hard blow or collision |
| displaced | removed from the usual or proper place; specifically : to expel or force to flee from home or homeland |
| grout | thin mortar used for filling spaces |
| incessantly | continuing or following without interruption; unceasing |
| pyre | a combustible heap for burning a dead body as a funeral rite; broadly : a pile of material to be burned |
