| A | B |
|---|
| qualm | misgiving; doubt |
| unscathed | unharmed |
| brusque | abrupt; curt |
| knell | an evil omen |
| bucolic | of the countryside; pastoral |
| factitious | that which produces division |
| cabal | group of people engaged in mystery |
| cache | secret place for hiding supplies |
| cairn | heap of stones marking a special site |
| surfeit | too much of something |
| objurgate | to reprove or rebuke |
| ecumenical | general; universal |
| apiary | a bee house |
| zealous | very devoted; passionate |
| apocalyptic | relating to a revelation; foreshadowing |
| apostasy | abandonment of faith |
| auspices | patronage; sponsorship |
| pantheism | believing all forces and phenomena are God |
| codicil | supplementary statement usually in a will |
| eclectic | chosen from various sources |
