| A | B |
|---|
| halcyon | calm, peaceful, tranquil |
| assiduous | careful and attentive |
| sloth | unwillingness to work or exert oneself |
| zealous | eager; earnest; enthusiastic |
| coruscating | give off flashes of light; sparkle; glitter |
| ignoble | not of noble birth; disgraceful; humble |
| morass | piece of low, soft, wet ground; swamp |
| recrimination | an accusing in return; counter accusation |
| scions | descendants; heirs |
| repine | discontented; fret; complain |
| inducements | something that influences or persuades; incentive |
| hiatus | an empty space |
| hoary | white or gray with age |
| asp | poisonous snake |
| boon | great benefit; blessing |
| immutably | never changing |
| ebullition | a boiling or bubbling up |
| fruition | condition of having results; fulfillment |
| estrangement | a turning away in feeling; becoming distant |
| garrulous | talking too much |
| pithy | full of substance; meaning; force |
| oblation | something ofered to a god; sacrifice |
| propitiate | prevent or reduce the anger of; win the favor of |
| fetters | anything that shackles or binds; restraint |
| uncanny | strange and mysterious; weird |
