| A | B |
|---|
| festooned | to string or be suspended from two points |
| unheeding | to not pay attention to |
| tendril | twisting treadlike structures a plant uses for support |
| pendant | something suspended from something else |
| oppressive | burdensome |
| roused | to excite, anger, or stir up |
| gaudy | showy in a tasteless way |
| abyss | something immeasurably deep |
| furtive | secretive; stealthlike |
| avidly | having a persistent or undying craving |
| pallor | extremely pale |
| trodden | worn out; walked over; trampled |
| inscrutable | difficult to understand or comprehend |
| vicissitudes | changes or variations |
| contrite | feeling regret and sorrow |
| gesticulated | to make gestures especially while speaking |
| compulsion | an irresistible impulse to act |
| antagonism | hostility that results in active resistence |
| audible | capable of being heard |
| incredulous | expressing disbelief |
| indignant | angered at something unjust or wrong |
| opaque | impenatrable by light |
| wavered | to move back and forth |
| feeble | weak |
| declivities | the slopes of a hill |
| astonished | shocked or surprized |
| tacit | implied; without words |
| consent | permission |
| inscrutably | difficult to undertand |
| perceptible | able to be understood by the mind or senses |
| clamorously | marked by loud outcry |
| foundered | to fail or collapse |
| aromatic | having an aroma or fragrance |
| susurration | soft whisper or rustling sound |
