| A | B |
| apropos | at the right time; relevant |
| conclave | private gathering; secret meeting; convention |
| abyss | an immeasurable depth; bottomless pit |
| accoutered | equipped; outfitted |
| refraction | the bending of a ray (as of light) |
| discern | distinguish; to detect with the eyes; to come to know or recognize |
| pontifical | dogmatic; pretentious; costiveness in stating matters of opinion |
| susurrant | whispering; murmuring; rustling |
| effigy | a likeness; often a crude representation of a despised person. |
| sanctity | sacredness; holiness of life in character |
| inanimate | lacking qualities of living things |
| fiends | devils; demons; an extremely wicked or cruel person |
| primordial | first in time; original; primeval |
| chortled | laugh or chuckle |
| languorous | listless; lethargic; inertia |