| A | B |
|---|
| prevalent | widespread |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony; conflict |
| melancholy | depressing; dismal; gloomy |
| surmise | to infer from little evidence; to guess |
| speculate | to engage in risky business ventures, hoping to make quick profits |
| lattice | a structure of crisscrossed strips forming a pattern of openings |
| beguile | to influence by deceit; to trick |
| placid | calm; peaceful; undisturbed |
| respite | a period of rest or relief, as from work or sorrow |
| balm | something that heals or soothes, as an ointment |
| deduce | to draw a conclusion from something known or assumed |
| impede | to slow or block progress or action; obstruct |
| lethargy | sluggish inactivity or drowsiness |
| proximity | closeness in space, time, sequence, or degree; nearness |
| diffuse | to spread widely; to scatter in all directions |
| fortitude | strength, particularly emotional or mental |
| genial | mild or friendly |
| recluse | someone who leads a secluded or solitary life |
| misanthropic | having hatred for humankind |
| inscrutable | mysterious, or not able to be interpreted or understood |
