| A | B |
|---|
| abruptly | unexpectedly |
| aridity | condition of being dry and barren |
| arrest | to stop or check the motion, course |
| austerely | harshly; severely |
| cease | to stop |
| chaos | disorder |
| intangible | vague; not easily defined; something vague |
| jostle | to bump or push, as in a crowd |
| poise | to balance; keep steady; ease and dignity of manner |
| quietude | calmness |
| remote | isolated; distant |
| repose | rest; sleep; composure; calm |
| resilient | bouncing or springing back into original shape or form |
| rigid | not bending or flexible |
| somnolent | sleepy, drowsy; causing drowsiness |
| spirit | a frame of mind or disposition; soul |
| travail | very hard work; intense pain |
| turbulent | wild; stormy |
| verge | the edge or brink of something |
| vertical | upright; perpendicular to the horizon |
