| A | B |
|---|
| luxuriating | growing profusely; thriving |
| ruefully | exciting pity or sympathy |
| ecstatic | a state of being beyond reason and self-control |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or far off from society |
| faltered | to move unsteadily; waver; stumbled |
| imploringly | to call upon with a humble request; calling upon earnestly |
| pervaded | to spread through all parts of |
| hearth | the area in front of a fireplace |
| glimpse | to take a brief look |
| obsolete | no longer in use |
| permeated | diffused through or penetrated through something |
| syringe | a device used to inject fluids into or withdraw them from something |
| expertise | skill in a particular field; expert opinion |
| wretched | deeply afflicted, dejected, or distressed in body or mind |
| dejected | low in spirits; sad; depressed |
