| A | B |
|---|
| misanthropist | one who hates humankind |
| Morose | gloomy |
| aversion | fixed dislike |
| assiduity | dilagence, unflagging effort |
| miscreant | an evildoer |
| vapid | dull |
| transgression | violation of law or command |
| vindictive | revengeful |
| heathenism | does not acknowledg certain religions |
| redemption | redeeming |
| blaspheme | speak against god |
| defer | postpone |
| dilatory | intended to delay |
| degradenation | decline to a lowel condition |
| presentiment | sense that something will occur |
| deplorable | worthy of severe condemnation |
| propitiate | appease |
| malignity | intense ill will or hatred` |
| lamentation | cry of sorrow and grief |
| valance | ornamental drapery hung over bed, table or canopy |
| peruse | read or examine with great care |
| epistle | formal letter |
| slattern | dirty woman |
| innate | possessed at birth |
| ascertain | discover with certainty |
