| A | B |
| vast | very great intensity |
| delirious | in an acutely disturbed state of mind |
| apprehensive | fearful of what may happen |
| unfathomable | not able to understand after much thought |
| bleak | not hopeful or encouraging |
| eluded | failure to understand |
| gallant | brave; heroic; respect to women |
| faltered | to begin to fail or weaken |
| liable | likely to do something |
| static | excerting force or action |
| scrowling | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| incredulous | feeling of showing lack of belief |