| A | B | 
| gird | to prepare for an event or an action | 
| daunt | to make afraid; to discourage | 
| flux | a state of continual change or movement | 
| hovel | a wretched living place; an open shed | 
| cadaverous | of or like a corpse; pale; gaunt; think | 
| gothic | of the middle ages; of or relating to a mysterious, grotesque, and desolate style of fiction | 
| penury | extreme poverty | 
| egress | an exit; a means of going out | 
| felicity | happiness; bliss | 
| despot | a dictator with absolute power |