| A | B |
| inhabitant | one living permanently in a given place |
| numb | having lost the power of feeling or movement; to dull the feelings of; to cause to lose feeling |
| pacify | to make peaceful or calm; to soothe |
| ravenous | greedy; very hungry; eager for satisfaction |
| refute | to prove incorrect |
| remorse | deep and painful regret for one's past misdeeds; pangs of conscience |
| setback | something that interferes with progress; a disappointment unexpected loss or defeat; a steplike recession in a wall |
| smug | overly self-satisfied; self-righteous |
| synopsis | a brief statement giving a general view of some subject, book,etc.; a summary |
| tarry | to delay leaving; to linger, wait; to remain or stay for a while |