| A | B |
| afflicted | received pain or suffering |
| impromptu | unscheduled, unplanned |
| exertion | physiclal work or effort |
| perfunctorily | without enthusiasm, routinely |
| translucent | able to transmit light but no details |
| vanity | too much pride in one's appearance |
| desolate | lonely; solitary |
| hostility | anger; unfriendliness |
| wonderment | astonishment |
| formidable | impressive |
| anguish | great suffering, agony |
| communal | shared by all |
| tolerant | free from bigotry or prejudice |
| obscure | not well known |
| protruded | stuck out; extended |
| inevitable | certain to happen |
| surreptitiously | secretly |
| coax | use gentle persuasion |
| mortality | having to die eventually |
| compelled | forced |
| interplanetary | between planets |
| ajar | open |
| intrigued | fascinated |
| sauntered | strolled |
| laborious | taking much work or effort |
| immensity | immeasurable largeness or vastness |
| console | comfort; make less sad |
| emaciated | extremely thin; starving |
| despondent | lacking hope; depressed |
| tentatively | hesitantly; with uncertainty |
| awe | mixed feelings of fear and wonder |
| distraught | extremely upset |
| grotesquely | in a strange or distorted way |
| enthralled | fascinated; charmed |
| wholesome | promoting health, healthful |