| A | B |
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| Devoid | adj - not having a usual or expected quality |
| Ominous | adj - Being or showing a sign of evil or misfortune to come |
| Thwart | verb - To stand in the way of; hinder; to defeat the hopes, desires or plans of |
| compunction | noun - A passing feeling of regret for some slight wrong; sense of guilt |
| irresolute | adj - hesitant |
| stolid | adj - having or expressing little or no feeling |
| unkempt | adj - lacking in order or neatness; untidy |
| albeit | conjunction - Given that; although |
| apprehensive | adj - worried, afraid, concerned, anxious, nervous |
| asylum | noun - – a place where people who are unable to take care of themselves, as from blindness or sickness of the mind, are cared for; safe place, shelter, institution |
| immune | adj - free from, easy, open, clear independent, unrestricted |
| intractably | adj - stubborn; firmly |
| aversion | noun -a feeling of disgust toward something ; dislike |
| diminish | verb - reduce; decrease; lessen; shrink |
| interminable | adj - Unlimited, endless, boundless |
| lament | verb - Regret, grieve, mourn |
| muffled | verb - to deaden sounds; soften, mute, quiet, cover |
| trepidation | noun - a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| tyrant | noun - a ruler; dictator |
| vanity | noun - - inflated pride in oneself or one's appearance |
