| A | B |
|---|
| agitation | a violent shaking |
| apparition | a ghost, a phantom, an appearance seen suddenly |
| cope | to deal with; to handle problems or difficulty |
| moor | a large open area of land often marshy with heather growing on it; to keep a boat in place with rope or cable fastened to the shore |
| palatial | like a palace; magnificent and grand |
| plaintive | mournful; melancholy, sad, sorrowful |
| obsession | a preoccupation, an idea, feeling, or impulse that a person cannot escape |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person or family from ancestors lineage |
| benefactor | a person who has given help; a patron |
| aloof | cool or distant in relationship with others; indifferent |
| docile | gentle or easy to manage |
| sinister | threatening trouble or bad luck; evil or disastrous |
| unscrupulous | dishonest, having no principles of right or wrong |
| seethe | to boil, to bubble and foam |
| arrogance | overbearing pride and lack of regard for others |
| yearn | to long for or desire |
| kindle | to ignite; to arouse or to set on fire or to excite |
| spurn | to turn down or reject in scorn or contempt |
| smug | overly satisfied with one's own goodness or achievements; self-satisfied |
| frivolous | silly, unimportant |
