| A | B |
|---|
| adjured | commanded or enjoined solemnly, as under oath |
| attenuated | to make slender, fine or small |
| capricious | characterized by or subject to whim; impulsive and unpredictable |
| chastised | punished, as by beating; criticized severely |
| commodious | spacious; roomy |
| discretion | the quality of being circumspect or discreet |
| dissipate | to drive away; disperse |
| hypothetically | suppositionally; uncertainly |
| missive | a written message; a letter |
| obtuse | lacking quickness of perception or intellect |
| prodigious | impressively great in size, force or exttent; enormous |
| propriety | the quality of being proper; appropriateness |
| recurrence | a return of symptoms as part of the natural progress of events |
| reticence | the state or quality of being reluctant or reserved; unwillingness |
| sibylline | prophetic; oracular |
| trepidation | a state of alarm or dread; apprehension |
| uncanny | peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin |
| unscrupulous | devoid of scruples; oblivious to what is right or honorable |
| vicarage | the duties or office of a member of clergy |
| obscurity | deficiency or absence of light; the condition of being unknown |
