| A | B |
|---|
| stolid | showing no emotion |
| phoenix | mythical bird that burns itself and rises from its own ashes |
| pulverize | to demolish |
| stratum | a horizontal layer |
| melancholy | sad and depressed |
| proclivities | tendency or inclination toward something |
| odious | deserving hate or content |
| ravenous | urgently eager for food or craving satisfaction |
| stagnant | not flowing |
| centrifuge | an apparatus used for separating materials by the use of force |
| cacophony | harsh sounding |
| bestial | brutal without reason |
| tactile | capable of being touched perceptible by touch |
| dictum | an authoritative statement |
| profusion | extravagantly abundant, free flowing |
| insidious | treacherous, dangerous in a secret way |
| contemptible | extreme dislike |
| din | loud discordant noise |
| perpetual | prolonged existence of something |
| aesthetic | relating to a sense of beauty or art |
| certitude | things are inevitable, or certain |
| fold | a group bound together by common beliefs |
| perfunctorily | acting routinely with little interest or care |
| rend | to tear violently or split |
| blanch | to take the color out, or to make white |
| obscure | difficult to see, vague |
| oblivion | state of being forgotten |
| pedants | those showing off learning in a new manner that is needless and unimaginative |
| scythe | an instrument for cutting or mowing |
| desolation | deserted without inhabitants, barren |
