| A | B |
|---|
| anathema | a person or thing detested or loathed; a person or thing accursed or consigned to damnation or destruction; a curse |
| ineffable | Incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible; not to be spoken because of its sacredness; unutterable |
| desiccated | to dry thoroughly; dry up; to become thoroughly dried or dried up |
| miasmic | Noxious exhalations from putrescent organic matter; poisonous effluvia or germs polluting the atmosphere; a dangerous, foreboding, or deathlike influence or atmosphere |
| concupiscent | lustful or sensual; eagerly desirous |
| demimondes | (Especially during the last half of the 19th century) a class of women who have lost their standing in respectable society because of indiscreet behavior or sexual promiscuity |
| scrofulous | Pertaining to, resembling, of the nature of, or affected with scrofula (primary tuberculosis of the lymphatic glands, especially those of the neck) |
| milieu | surroundings, especially of a social or cultural nature |
| perspicacious | having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning |
| visceral | Characterized by or proceeding from instinct rather than intellect; characterized by or dealing with coarse or base emotions; earthy; crude |
