| A | B |
| russet | a moderate to strong brown |
| amenable | willing |
| delusive | tending to deceive |
| phantasmagoric | dreamlike; surreal |
| labyrinth | a maze |
| caprice | an impulsive change of mind |
| imperious | arrogant domineering or overbearing |
| precincts | districts |
| tome | a large or weighty book |
| intrinsic | of or relating to the essential nature of a thing; inherent |
| emaciated | extremely thin |
| unobtrusive | not noticeable or blatant; inconspicuous |
| unwonted | not habitual or ordinary; unusual |
| wellnigh | nearly; almost |
| sundering | tearing apart |
| apellation | a name, title, or designation |
| pilloried | locked into a wooden framework on a post, with holes for the head and hands; shamefully connected |
| apothecary | pharmacist |
| pharmacopoeia | a book containing an official list of medicinal drugs together with articles on their preparation and use |
| parochial | related to a local parish (area under the jurisdiction of the church) |
| typify | to serve as a typical example of; embody the essential characteristics of; a painting that typifies the artist's work |
| imbued | filled with |
| amplest | most profuse; largest |
| somniferous | sleep causing |