| A | B |
|---|
| acquaintance | a person one knows slightly |
| acute | severe, sharp, or observant |
| appalling | very surprising, shocking |
| brusquely | impolitely short in manner |
| corridor | a hallway |
| dais | a raised platform |
| distraught | extremely upset |
| emanated | to emit, to come out from a source |
| haunches | hindquarters |
| impenetrable | impossible to get through |
| inhabitant | one who lives in a place |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger |
| loathe | despise, hate |
| omnipotent | having power without limit; almighty |
| opaque | not letting light through; not transparent |
| oppressive | cruel or harsh without just cause |
| quivering | slight shaking |
| reiterating | to say or do over again repeatedly |
| revulsion | a sense of complete dislike |
| simultaneously | existing or occurring at the same time |
| tangible | capable of being touched |
| translucent | not transparent but clear enough to allow light to pass through |
| transparent | fine or sheer enough to be seen through |
| trepidation | a state of alarm |
