| A | B |
|---|
| aloof | distant; unfeeling |
| benevolence | inclination to perform charitable acts |
| benign | compassionate; incapable of causing harm |
| bewilderment | condition of being confused |
| cherub | a winged, chubby angel |
| ensuing | following immediately afterward |
| morbid | gruesome, gloomy, or dark |
| obliged | under force of necessity; obligated |
| prowess | superior skill or ability; strength or courage |
| tacit | unspoken; understood without being expressed |
| aberrations | deviations from the proper course |
| accosted | approached in a harsh manner; assaulted |
| ascertaining | discovering with certainty; determining |
| cleaved | adhered to closely; clung to |
| embalming | treating with preservatives to prevent decay |
| feeble | physically weak from age or sickness; frail |
| meditative | iven to contemplation or deep thought |
| unfathomable | difficult or impossible to understand |
| vigil | wakefulness maintained in reverence to another person, usually after one’s death |
| whittle | to carve or shape |
