| A | B |
|---|
| piteous | evoking or deserving pity or compassion |
| perusal | the act of examining in detail; scrutiny |
| brevity | expression in a few words; shortness of time |
| satirical | using ridicule, sarcasm, or irony to expose, attack, or deride vices, follies, etc. |
| contrive | think up or plan; bring about |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock that juts out into a body of water; also used to refer to a bluff or hill |
| pestilent | fatal; deadly |
| pastoral | portraying rural life, usually in an idealized way |
| affectation | artificial behavior engaged in to impress others |
| visage | the face, especially the facial expression |
