| A | B |
|---|
| Abstracted | Removed in thought from the immediate situation, lost to one's own mind |
| aesthetic | relating or pertaining to a sense of beauty or art |
| Bestial | Brutal without reason, having the attributes of a beast |
| blanch | to take the color out of, to bleach, to make white |
| Cacophony | Harsh sounds, dissonance |
| Censorious | Critical |
| Centrifuge | An apparatus used for separating materials by the use of centrifugal force |
| certitude | something inevitable or certain |
| contemptible | deserving of hate or scorn |
| Desolate | Deserted, without inhabitants, barren |
| Dictum | An authoritative statement, decree |
| din | loud and discordant noises, cacophony |
| Flourish | To thrive, to grow well |
| fold | a group bound together by common beliefs |
| Incessant | Uninterrupted |
| insidious | treacherous or dangerous in a secret sort of way |
| Luxuriant | Abundant in growth, very fertile |
| Melancholy | Depression of spirits |
| Metaphorically | Compared nonliterally |
| oblivion | state of being forgotten |
| obscure | difficult to see, vague |
| Odious | Deserving hate or contempt |
| Parry | To deflect or ward off a blow |
| pedant | someone who shows off learning in a manner that is needless or unimaginative |
| perfunctory | acting routinely with little interest or care |
| perpetual | continuing or enduring forever |
| Phoenix | Person of unmatched beauty, something rising from apparent destruction |
| Prattle | Meaningless sounds, babble |
| Proclivity | Inclination, tendency |
| profusion | a great quantity or amount |
| Pulverize | To reduce into small pieces, to demolish |
| Ravenous | Urgently eager for food, craving satisfaction or gratification |
| rend | to tear violently or split |
| Saccharine | Overly sweet attitude |
| Scythe | An instrument for cutting or mowing |
| Serene | Calm, placid |
| Stagnant | Not flowing, foul from not moving |
| Stoke | To stir up, to amply feel |
| Stolid | Showing little emotion |
| Stratum | A horizontal layer |
| Tactile | Perceptible by touch; capable of being felt |
