| A | B |
|---|
| deference | respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will etc of another |
| existentialism | the individuals unique position as a self determining agent responsible for he or her choices |
| marmoreal | of or like marble |
| excoriate | to denounce or berate severely |
| entreaty | earnest request or petition |
| forlorn | deserted abondand lost, helpless |
| visceral | characterized by or proceeding from instinct rather than intellect |
| vernacular | the native speech or lanuage of a place |
| impunity | exemption from punishment |
| epigraph | an inscription: or an apposite quotation at the beginning of a book |
| transcendence | a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience |
| languid | lacking in vigor or vitality |
| acolyte | an attendent |
| scepter | a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of real or imperial power |
| niche | an ornamental resess in a wall, or a place or position suitable or appropriate for a person or thing |
| facade | the front of something |
| dragoon | to force by oppressive matters |
| sullen | showing irratitation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve |
| regress | to move backward |
