| A | B |
|---|
| doctrines | principles, teachings |
| rifling | searching thoroughly or in a rough manner |
| cowering | drawing back or huddling in fear |
| furtive | done secretly |
| sidle | move sideways |
| absolved | freed from guilt |
| remote | distant |
| negligently | carelessly |
| reproach | blame, expression of disapproval |
| diligently | steady, careful, hard-working manner |
| perversity | stubborn opposition or contrariness |
| ingenious | clever |
| placidly | calmly |
| supplicating | appealing humbly and earnestly |
| misanthropy | hatred or mistrust of people |
| contrivance | artificial arrangement; invention |
| bibliophile | book lover or collector |
| infinite | endless |
| pedantically | undue attention to trivial academic points |
| quizzical | puzzled |
| luminous | glowing, giving off light |
| concussion | powerful shock or impact |
| surreptitiously | stealthily, sneakily |
| conspicuous | easy to see |
| filial | pertaining to a son or daughter |
| antipathy | feeling of hatred; deep dislike |
| dubious | doubtful |
| denizens | inhabitants or occupants |
| pensive | dreamily thoughtful |
| ineffably | indescribably |
| apprehension | dread, fear of a future event |
| ponderous | heavy, slow-moving |
| immutable | unchangeable |
| irrevocable | irreversible |
| annihilate | destroy, demolish |
| paramount | supreme, dominant |
| recoiled | drew back in fear, surprise, or disgust |
| increments | small increases |
| inured | accustomed to something difficult or painful |
| derisive | mocking |
