| A | B |
|---|
| brandishing | waving, especially a weapon |
| glowered | scowled |
| sagely | in a profoundly wise way |
| daunting | intimidating |
| impervious | unable to be affected by |
| sanctity | holiness |
| demure | modest and shy |
| fervor | intense and passionate feeling |
| skewered | fastened together with a long piece of wood or pin |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| interspersed | scattered among other things |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body |
| looming | threatening |
| succulent | tender and juicy |
| sauntered | walked in a slow, relaxed manner |
| impaired | weakened or damaged |
| befouled | sullied or soiled |
| gesticulating | making gestures, especially when speaking |
| assimilating | taking into the mind and thoroughly understanding |
| interrogative | having the form of a question |
| propitiatingly | in a manner meant to appease or reconcile |
| truculently | scathingly harsh or aggressive |
| cessation | coming to a stop |
| parried | evaded a weapon |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm |
| ululation | uttering a loud, rhythmical sound |
| ensconce | shelter or conceal |
| cordon | a line of troops |
| elephantine | having enormous size or strength |
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided |
