| A | B |
| accordingly | in the same manner |
| unaccustomed | not used to; unfamiliar |
| disconcerting | surprising and disturbing |
| inordinately | without measure |
| pilgrimage | a journey to a sacred place |
| abiding | unchanging |
| incantation | a particular set of words spoken or sung as part of a ritual |
| devoured | ate with great hunger |
| hypochondriac | a person who constantly imagines himself or herself ill |
| brooded | thought gloomily |
| remotest | most far away and most difficult to reach |
| stagnant | not flowing; stale |
| reposeful | restful; peaceful |
| languid | weak and tired |
| bloat | a swelling of the stomach or abdomen from illness |
| shrewdly | showing cleverness and practicality |
| hastily | quickly and carelessly |