| A | B |
|---|
| Solemn | Demonstrating sincerity and gravity. |
| Prostrate | To lie flat on the face or bow very low, for example, in worship or humility. |
| Tempest | A severe storm with very high winds and often rain, hail, or snow. |
| Mirage | Something that is unreal or merely imagined. |
| Lamentation | An act or expression of grief or sorrow. |
| Countenance | Somebody's face or the expression on it. |
| Interminable | So long and boring or frustrating as to seem endless. |
| Emaciated | Extremely thin, especially because of starvation or illness. |
| Avidly | In an eager, dedicated, or enthusiastic manner. |
| Feeble | Lacking physical or mental strength or health. |
| Crucible | The hollow part a the bottom of a furnace where molten metal collects. |
| Derision | Contempt and mockery. |
| Monochrome | Using or displaying only shades of one color or black and white. |
| Amid | Surrounded by things or people. |
| Liberate | To release an individual, group, population, or country from political or military control or from any severe physical restraint. |
| Mystic | Somebody who practices or believes in mysticism. |
| Benediction | A prayer asking for God's blessing, usually at the end of a service. |
| Meager | Unsatisfactory in quantity, substance, or size. |
| Automaton | Somebody who resembles a machine by obeying instructions automatically, performing repetitive actions or showing no emotion. |
| Indeterminate | Without any exact or definite limits. |
| Bereaved | Having lost a loved one through death. |
| Conscientiously | In a way which is governed by or done according to somebody's sense of right or wrong. |
| Apathy | Lack of interest in anything or the absence of any wish to do anything; lack of enthusiasm or energy. |
| Vigilance | Watchfulness; attention. |
| Scouring | Looking over thoroughly in search of someone or something. |
| Embarkation | Going on board or putting or taking somebody or something on board a ship or aircraft. |
| Convoy | A group of vehicles or ships traveling together, often with an escort for protection. |
