| A | B |
|---|
| austere | Somber, grave. |
| bereavement | A period of mourning after a loss, especially after the death of a loved one. |
| catastrophe | Disaster: Terrible accident, especially one that leads to great loss of life. |
| capriciousness | Impulsive and unpredictable |
| consumption | Act of eating or drinking something, using something up (natural resources or fuels). Also consumer expenditure (purchase of goods and services). |
| convival | Sociable, fond of feasting, drinking and good company |
| countenance | Appearance, especially of the face. |
| delirium | A sudden state of severe confusion and rapid changes in the brain function, sometimes associated with hallucinations and hyperactivity. |
| destitute | lacking necessities of life (money, resources, possessions, quality) |
| kindred | similiar to somebody or something, of same family. |
| macabre | Horribly gruesome: including gruesome and horrific details of death and decay. |
| oblivion | a state of complete forgetfulness or unawareness |
| pestilence | an epidimic of a highly contagious or infectious desease, such as bubonic plague |
| plagarist | someone who steals somebody's work or idea and claiming it as their own |
| precarious | unsafe, dangerously unstable, unsteady, uncertain |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development, mentally advanced for age |
| quirk | a peculiarity of behavior, odd |
| solicit | plead for something by making insistent requests or pleas |
| travails | hard work, especially work that involves hard physical effort over a long period. |
| vigorous | very healthy, extremely strong and active, physically and mentally |
