| A | B |
|---|
| Baiting | Taunting, teasing, or luring |
| Broached | Brought up for discussion |
| Consolidated | United into one system; combined |
| Cosmic | Universal; vast |
| Delirium | Mental confusion caused by illness |
| Desecrating | Violating the sacredness |
| Disengaged | Released, detached |
| Dwindled | Became gradually smaller until little or nothing remained |
| Endurable | Long-lasting; able to be tolerated for a long time |
| Eulogy | Speech or praise about a dead person |
| Expound | Explain; give a detailed account |
| Fend | Resist; push away; shield; try to get along with no / little help |
| Ferocity | Savageness; fierceness |
| Fiend | Bad or evil person |
| Futile | Having no useful result |
| Gallantly | Boldly; nobly |
| Gaped | Held open as if yawning |
| Incredulous | Unbelieving, skeptical |
| Inevitable | Unavoidable |
| Insinuations | Subtly made suggestions |
| Jurisdiction | Area of control |
| Lacerating | Ripping, cutting, or tearing |
| Languid | Lacking energy or vitality; weak |
| Malice | Extreme ill will or spite |
| Oblique | Slanted; obscure |
| Ostentatiously | Showing off |
| Predecessor | An ancestor; a forebeaarer |
| Pugnaciously | Combative in nature; belligerent |
| Refracted | Light deflected from a straight path |
| Resignation | Surrender; giving up |
| Sacrilege | Against something sacred |
| Sauntered | Strolled |
| Stolid | Having or showing little emotion |
| Subtle | Quiet; difficult to detect |
| Sullen | Morose or sulky |
| Transients | Travelers without permanent homes |
| Treacherous | Not trustworthy; dangerous |
| Usurper | One who grabs property or money |
| Velocity | Speed |
| Wanton | Cruel; merciless |
