| A | B |
|---|
| dreary | depressing |
| melancholy | depressed in spirits |
| pervaded | spread throughout something |
| sedges | a grass-like plant that grows in marshy, wet places |
| goading | provoking or urging on |
| insoluble | incapable of being solved or explained |
| grapple | to deal with |
| precipitous | extremely or impassably steep |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| proprietor | the owner of an estate |
| importunate | demanding and persistent |
| alleviation | relief |
| manifested | displayed; appeared; perceived |
| quaint | unusual or different in character in a pleasing or interesting way |
| tarn | dark, swamp-like lake |
| fissure | a long, narrow crack or opening |
| phantasmagoric | having a deceptive appearance |
| trepidation | tremulous alarm or fear |
| cadaverousness | a pale, ghostly, or corpse-like appearance |
| pallor | unusual or extreme paleness |
| Arabesque | having a spiraling characteristic |
| solace | comfort in times of grief or sorrow |
| stupor | near unconsciousness; mental dullness or daze |
| apathy | absence of feeling, passion, or emotion |
| cataleptical | nervous and rigid |
| fervid | enthusiastic or intensely passionate |
| interment | the ceremony of burial of a corpse in a grave or tomb |
| grating | scratching, irritating |
| oppressive | cruel or harsh |
| donjon | a stronghold of a castle |
| velocity | the speed of something in a given direction; swiftness |
| termination | the end or conclusion |
| clangorous | loud, resonant |
| enshrouded | covered with cloth; concealed |
| emaciated | abnormally thin |
