| A | B |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence |
| despondency | dejection, hopelessness |
| mirthful | full of happiness, laughter |
| auspicious | good fortune or success likely |
| caprice | likely to do things impulsively |
| iniquity | wickedness or sin |
| inscrutable | mysterious, difficult to understand |
| malevolence | ill will, hatred, or spite |
| vivacity | lively in behavior or spirit |
| inexplicable | impossible to explain |
| physiognomy | physical appearance that reveals inner character |
| eldritch | weird, eerie |
| intuitive | having insight, understanding |
| edifice | a large building |
| tremulous | timid, shaking |
| repugnance | strong dislike or distaste |
| perversity | stubbornly opposing what is right or reasonable |
| evanescent | vanishing like vapor |
| visage | appearance, face, countenance of a person |
| placidly | not easily upset or excited |