| A | B | 
| deluge | a flood; an overwhelming rush | 
| catholic | universal; wide-ranging | 
| eerie | weird; mysterious; strange; and frightening | 
| martial | warlike; relating to the military | 
| anthropomorphic | attributing human characteristics or qualities to objects, animals or gods | 
| beneficiary | one who receives benefits | 
| careen | to swerve or lurch from side to side while in motion | 
| aplomb | self-confidence | 
| guile | slyness and cunning in dealing with others | 
| modicum | a small amount | 
| fester | to grow embittered over time; to rot | 
| languish | to become week or feeble; to loose strength | 
| pall | something that covers or conceals | 
| havoc | great destruction; chaos | 
| rancid | having a bad taste or smell; spoiled |