| A | B |
|---|
| corpulent | large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat |
| covert | concealed; secret; disguised |
| diffident | lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy |
| eclipsed | any obscuration of light |
| embossed | to cause to bulge out; make protuberant |
| festoon | a string of chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc., suspended in a curve between two points |
| impervious | incapable of being influenced, persuaded, or affected |
| incantation | the chanting or uttering of words purporting to have magical power |
| interminable | incapable of being terminated; unending; having no limits |
| interpose | to place between; cause to intervene |
| jetty | a pier or structure of stones, piles, or the like, projecting into the sea of other body of water to protect a harbor |
| leviathan | any huge marine animal, as the whale; anythign of immense size and power |
| myopia | lack of foresight or discernment; narrow-mindedness; intolerance |
| officious | objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome |
| pallid | pale; faint or deficient in color; lacking in vitality or interest |
| strident | making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking; irritating quality or character |
| talisman | any lucky charm |
| torrid | oppressively hot, parching, or burning, as climate, weather, or air |
| ululate | to utter howling sounds, as in shrill, wordless lamentation; wail |
| vicissitudes | regular change or succession of one state or thing to another |
