| A | B |
| ambivalent | showing conflicting thoughts or emotions |
| nomadic | wandering; having no permanant home |
| nostalgia | a longing for something from long ago; homesickness |
| obsess | to preoccupy the mind |
| precarious | insecure; based on unproved statements or conclusions |
| intimidate | to frighten |
| insular | isolated; provincial and narrow minded |
| incomprehensible | not understandable |
| wizened | wrinkled; dried up |
| sedate | quiet; calm |
| compassion | pity |
| literal | real |
| emulation | the intimidation of another with the idea of equaling or going beyond |
| desolate | deserted, forlorn, lonely |
| apparition | a ghost; a strange sight; a sudden appearance |