| A | B |
|---|
| gory | bloody |
| formidable | hard to overcome, dreaded |
| ransacked | searched thoroughly |
| impudence | rudeness, boldness |
| clandestinely | secretly |
| ravenous | extremely hungry |
| avenger | one who takes revenge for wrongs |
| rendezvous | appointment to meet at a designated place |
| bereaved | deprived of by death |
| novices | beginners |
| pathetic | pitiful |
| vindictive | showing tendency toward revenge |
| incongruous | out of keeping with what should be; out of place; not consistent |
| anatomy | science of the human body or bodies of animals |
| conspired | planned secretly; plotted |
| direct evidence | evidence that provides direct factual proof |
| circumstantial evidence | information that one must infer the truth |
| satire | the use of humor to attack the vices and follies of mankind |
| maxim | short statement that expresses a general truth |
| comic relief | writer uses humor to reduce the tension in the story |
