| A | B |
|---|
| eminence | fame or recognized superiority, esp. within a particular sphere or profession |
| wan | pale or sickly |
| somnambulism | sleepwalking |
| replete | filled or well-supplied with something |
| malevolence | having or showing a wish to do evil to others |
| tumult | confusion or disorder |
| scurrilous | making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation |
| ethereal | extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world |
| odious | extremely unpleasant; repulsive |
| machinate | engage in plots and intrigues; scheme |
| piety | the quality of being religious or reverent; a belief or point of view that is accepted with unthinking conventional reverence |
| somniferous | hypnotic |
| palliate | disguise the seriousness or gravity of (an offense) |
| decorum | behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety |
| propound | put forward (an idea, theory, or point of view) for consideration by others |
| benevolence | well meaning and kindly |
| imbibe | figurative absorb or assimilate (ideas or knowledge) |
| emaciate | make abnormally thin or weak, esp. because of illness or a lack of food |
| cabalistic | relating to or associated with mystical interpretation or esoteric doctrine |
| burnished | polished |
