| A | B |
| abhor | to regard with disgust |
| abominable | thoroughly detestable |
| appease | to bring peace, quiet, or calm to; to soothe |
| ascribe | to attribute to a specified cause or source |
| deliverance | rescue from danger |
| discern | to perceive or recognize something |
| incense | to cause to be extremely angry |
| induce | to succeed in persuading someone to do something |
| mitigation | lessening of something that causes suffering |
| whet | sharpened |
| Biblical allusion | a reference to a figure, event, or place in the Bible |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two items using "like" or "as" |