| A | B |
|---|
| ponder | reflect deeply on a subject |
| quaint | strange in an interesting or pleasing way |
| chamber | a room used primarily for sleeping |
| bleak | unpleasantly cold and damp |
| entreat | ask for or request earnestly |
| implore | beg or call upon in supplication |
| lattice | framework consisting of an ornamental wood or metal design |
| stately | refined or imposing in manner or appearance |
| yore | time long past |
| obeisance | bending the head or body in reverence or submission |
| mien | a person's appearance, manner, or demeanor |
| bust | a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person |
| beguile | influence by slyness |
| stern | serious and harsh in manner or behavior |
| decorum | propriety in manners and conduct |
| countenance | the appearance conveyed by a person's face |
| craven | an abject coward |
| ghastly | shockingly repellent; inspiring horror |
| ungainly | lacking grace in movement or posture |
| placid | not easily irritated |
| aptly | in a competent capable manner |
| burden | the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work |
| dirge | a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person |
| melancholy | grave or even gloomy in character |
| ominous | threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments |
| gaunt | very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold |
| divine | perceive through some inexplicable perceptive powers |
| gloat | gaze at or think about something with self-satisfaction |
| seraph | an angel of the first order |
| respite | a relief from harm or discomfort |
| quaff | swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught |
| undaunted | unshaken in purpose |
| balm | an aromatic resinous substance used for healing and soothing |
| laden | burdened psychologically or mentally |
| pallid | deficient in color suggesting physical or emotional distress |
