| A | B |
| monotonous | unvarying in tone, pitch, and intensity |
| abyss | an immeasuarbly deep space |
| congeal | to solidify |
| blandishment | words intended to coax or allure |
| evoke | bring to mind |
| imperceptibly | to happen so gradually as to be invisible |
| tempest | a violent storm |
| lamentation | an expression of sorrow |
| crucible | a place or situation which causes change or development |
| emaciated | very thin |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| bereaved | suffering from great loss |
| appease | to cause to subside, to satisfy |
| inert | inactive, unmoving |
| rivet | to hold someone's attention as if they were physically attached |