| A | B |
|---|
| prowess | skill or expertise in a particular activity or field |
| ramshackle | (esp. of a house or vehicle) in a state of severe disrepair |
| pilgrimage | a journey to a place associated with someone or something well known or respected |
| desolate | (of a place) deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness |
| ascertaining | find (something) out for certain; make sure of |
| unfathomable | incapable of being fully explored or understood |
| Rosetta Stone | a key to some previously undecipherable mystery or unattainable understanding |
| ingenuous | (of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting |
| obstreperous | noisy and difficult to control |
| tenterhooks | a hook used to fasten cloth on a drying frame or tenter. on tenterhooks in a state of suspense or agitation because of uncertainty about a future event. |
| rudiments | an elementary or primitive form of something |
| apoplectic | overcome with anger; extremely indignant |
| philippic | a bitter attack or denunciation, esp. a verbal one |
| umbrage | offense or annoyance |
| interdict | prohibit or forbid |
| viscous | having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid |
| rectitude | morally correct behavior or thinking; righteousness |
| escapade | an act or incident involving excitement, daring, or adventure |
| palliation | make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause |
| propensities | an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way |
