| A | B |
|---|
| erroneous | mistaken |
| presume | assume; take for granted |
| circumspect | prudent; mindful of circumstances |
| agape | in a state of amazement with the mouth wide open |
| catastrophe | a great, often sudden calamity |
| corroborated | supported with other evidence |
| luminous | emitting light |
| spectral | ghostly |
| executor | person appointed to carry out a will |
| apparition | ghostly figure |
| pugnacious | belligerent; has a fighting nature |
| bourgeois | middle class |
| fiend | spirit; demon |
| vexation | annoyance |
| availed | helped; made use of |
| amid | in the middle of |
| endeavor | try |
| audacious | daring; bold |
| injunctions | directives; orders |
| austere | stern; somber |
| melancholy | gloomy |
| equestrian | relating to horses |
| commutation | substitution; exchange |
| malignancy | evil |
| silhouetted | looking dark against a light background |
| balustraded | having a rail supported by posts |
| mullioned | with divided panes |
| dismay | upset; alarm; disillusion, loss of enthusiasm |
