| A | B |
| admonish | to warn or criticize gently |
| aghast | struck with horror |
| aghast | shocked |
| annihilate | to destroy something |
| annihilate | to reduce to utter ruin |
| benefactor | a person who provides help especially by giving money |
| bestow | to give as an honor or to present as a gift |
| devious | having many twists and turns |
| devious | sneaky |
| devious | not frank or honest |
| devoid | lacking or empty |
| devoid | entirely without |
| heed | to pay attention to |
| mortal | of or relating to human beings |
| mortal | causing death |
| mortal | fatal |
| mortal | very severe |
| muse | to think about in a quiet careful way |
| pioneer | a person who goes before others and opens the way for them to follow |
| pioneer | to open the way for others |
| plague | a deadly disease that spreads rapidly from person to person |
| plague | anything that causes destruction or suffering |
| plague | to cause suffering |
| subside | to sink to a lower level |
| subside | to become quieter or less active |
| unwitting | not done on purpose unintended |
| wrath | forceful anger or fury |