| A | B |
|---|
| imminent | adj. likely to happen soon |
| dire | adj. causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible |
| cautious | adj. showing alertness and care in a hazardous situation |
| self-possessed | adj. in control of oneself; composed |
| impeccably | adv. without error or flaw |
| vaguely | adj. not clearly or explicitly stated or expresssed |
| duly | adv. rightfully; suitably |
| amiably | adj. friendly; sociable; agreeable |
| infirmity | n. a weakness or an ailment |
| equanimity | n. the ability to remain calm and assured |
| vulnerability | n. a state of being open to harm, damage, or illness |
| fortitude | n. firm courage or strength of mind in the face or pain or danger |
| doctrine | n. particular principle or position that is taught or supported, as of a religion |
| predecessor | n. one who comes, or has come before in another time |
| obscurity | n. the condition of being unknown |
| prodigy | n. an extraordinarily gifted or talented person, especially a child |
| solace | n. relief from sorrow or disappointment; comfort |
| derision | n. ridicule; mockery |
| arroyo | n. a dry gully or stream bed |
| moor | n. a tract of land preserved for game |
| convoluted | adj. turned in or wound up upon itself; coiled; twisted |
| decrepit | adj. weakened by old age; feeble |
| imperceptible | adj. slight, barely capable of being seen or sensed |
| formidable | adj. causing fear, dread, or awe by reason of size, strength, or power |
| eradicate | v. to do away with completely |
| assuage | v. to make milder or less severe; relieve |
| contend | v. to declare or maintain as a fact; to argue |
| enhance | v. to make greater, as in beauty or value |
| sedate | adj. quiet and restrained in style or manner; calm |
| furtive | adj. secret; shifty; sly |
| droll | adj. amusing or funny in an odd way |
| wanton | adj. shamelessly unrestrained; immoral |
| ascertained | v. to find out definitely |
| implored | v. asked earnestly; begged |
| harassed | v. bothered or annoyed repeatedly |
| oppressed | v. controlled or governed by the cruel or unjust use of force or authority |
| credulity | n. willingness to believe or trust too readily; gullibility |
| infirmity | n. a physical weakness or ailment |
| pandemonium | n. wild disorder and uproar |
| presentiments | n. feelings that something is about to happen |
