| A | B |
| muted | muffled; indistinct; subdued; softened |
| ushering | leading or intruducing |
| enlightened | to give spiritual or intellectual insight to |
| alcove | a secluded room or part of a room |
| indentured | bound to the service of another. |
| induce | to influence. To cause to happen. |
| terminal | forming a limit, boundary, or end. Leading to death |
| obsessively | done compulsively or with anxiety |
| incomprehensible | difficult or impossible to understand |
| cud | something held in the mouth and chewed |