| A | B |
|---|
| furtive | taken, done, or used by stealth; secret, sly, shifty |
| enmity | a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will. |
| inscrutable | incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable. |
| immured | to enclose within walls |
| eccentric | a person who has an unusual, peculiar, or odd personality, set of beliefs, or behavior pattern. |
| strident | making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking |
| mortification | a feeling of humiliation or shame, as through some injury to one's pride or self-respect. |
| recrimination | to accuse in return. |
| officious | objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome. |
| ebullience | high spirits; exhilaration; exuberance. |
| vicissitudes | a change or variation occurring in the course of something. |
| contrite | caused by or showing sincere remorse. |
| baffled | to confuse, bewilder, or perplex. |
| blatant | brazenly obvious; flagrant:to do on purpose. |
| preposterous | completely contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; senseless; utterly foolish. |
| impalpable | difficult for the mind to grasp readily or easily; incapable of being perceived by touch. |
| myriad | a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things. |
| tacitly | understood without being openly expressed; implied. |
| malevolently | wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will. |
| taboo | proscribed by society as improper or unacceptable |
| obscurely | not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain. |
| tempestuously | characterized by or subject to tempests (turbulent, stormy). |
| effigy | a representation or image, esp. sculptured, as on a monument. |
| perilous | involving or full of grave risk or peril; hazardous; dangerous. |
| lamentable | regrettable; unfortunate. |
| ludicrous | absurd or incongruous to the point of provoking ridicule or laughter. |
| jeeringly | to treat with scoffs or derision; mock. |
| interminable | incapable of being terminated. |
| somberly | gloomy, depressing. |
| diffidently | lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy. |
| obtuseness | not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull. |
| daunting | to overcome with fear; intimidate. |
| impervious | not permitting penetration or passage. |
| contemptuously | showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful. |
| derisive | characterized by or expressing derision; contemptuous; mocking. |
| demented | crazy, insane, mad. |
| demure | characterized by shyness or modesty. |
| corpulent | large or bulky of body, stout, fat. |
| abominable | very unpleasant; disagreeable. |
| loathing | strong dislike or disgust. |
| purged | to rid or clear of what is undesirable. |
| propitiating | to make favorably inclined; appease. |
| talisman | any amulet or charm. |
| inimical | unfriendly; hostile. |
| excruciatingly | extremely painful, causing intense suffering. |
| specious | pleasing to the eye but deceptive. |
| incredulity | inability or unwillingness to believe. |
| theological | based upon the nature and will of god as revealed to humans. |
