| A | B |
|---|
| apparition | unexpected or unusual sight; specter; ghost |
| denote | to indicate; signify |
| capitulate | to submit completely; surrender |
| emaciated | very thin due to hunger/disease |
| animation | vitality; active; spirited |
| trifling | of slight worth; insignificant |
| countenance | facial expression; visage |
| benevolence | kindness; compassion |
| melancholy | sad; gloomy |
| repose | to relax/rest; to trust/count on |
| impertinent | rude; impolite |
| perilous | full of danger; hazardous |
| conciliating | agreeable; appeasing; diplomatic |
| poignant | emotionally moving; piquant; touching |
| cull | select; weed out |
| eloquence | fluent and effective speech; persuasiveness |
| pedantry | paying attention to academic details/rules; ostentation |
| faculty | the ability to act or do; skill |
| ameliorate | to make better; improve; reform |
| irrevocably | conclusively; permanently |
| indefatigable | never tired; unflagging |
| oblivion | completely forgotten; limbo |
| sustenance | means of living; source of nourishment |
| procure | acquire; secure; get; gain |
| contrive | to devise, plan or manage; scheme |
| pittance | small portion, amount or wage; trace |
| interment | burial; entombment |
| utility | usefulness; practicality; pragmatism |
| docile | tame; obedient |
| caprice | fickleness; whim |
| pretension | arrogant or snobbishness; false claim or allegation |
| intercession | intervention; mediation |
| dissimilitude | disparity; variance; diversity |
| aerial | celestial; imaginary |
| chivalry | valor; courtesy; gallantry |
| emulation | jealous rivalry; envy |
| odious | hateful; contemptible |
| taint | spoil/infect; to stain honor |
| ignoble | dishonorable; sordid |
| torrent | fast-flowing stream; deluge |
