| A | B |
| Perserverance | steady, persistence, insistence, determination |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants; deserted, abandoned |
| preposterous | so devoid of wisdom or good senses as to be laughable |
| intensity | exceptionally great concentration, power, or force |
| engraved | carved, cut out, or etched |
| paranoid | exhibiting or characterized by extreme and irrational fear |
| evict | to put out ( a tenant, for example) |
| callused | to form or develop such hardened tissue |
| refuge | a place providing protection or shelter |
| concoctions | the act of creating something by mixing raw materials |