| A | B |
|---|
| admonish | to scold in a mild manner |
| brusque | abrupt; blunt |
| fathom | to understand |
| fulminations | verbal assaults; denunciations |
| harbinger | event that foreshadows a future event |
| plaintively | in a mournful manner |
| ravenous | extremely hungry |
| supine | lying on the back |
| vaulted | arched |
| vermin | harmful or objectionable creature, such as a cockroach or a rat |
| comatose | lacking in vitality or consciousness |
| inveigle | to lure or induce into taking action |
| pallid | pale |
| poignantly | in an emotionally moving manner |
| ruminations | thoughts and meditations |
| sette | seat for two or more persons; love seat |
| apathetic | indifferent; unresponsive |
| bailiwick | person's area of expertise, authority, or work |
| harry | to harass or torment |
| impelled | driven to take action |
| perusal | detailed analysis |
| quizzically | in a puzzled manner |
| vouchsafe | to grant or give |
| windfall | unexpected gain |
| ethos | credibility of the author |
| pathos | emotional appeal to the reader |
| logos | logical appeal to the reader |
| diction | word choice |
| syntax | sentence structure and punctuation |
| connotation | emotional tone of a word |
| denotation | literal meaning of a word |
| tone | the attitude of the writer |
| significant | importance |
