| A | B |
|---|
| ominous | foretelling disaster; threatening |
| dictum | authoritative statement |
| commiseratingly | pityingly |
| epitaph | memorial inscription |
| undulating | moving in waves |
| efficacy | effectiveness |
| erstwhile | formerly, belonging to a prior time |
| quandary | state of difficulty |
| progeny | offspring, immediate descendants |
| remuneration | payment; compensation |
| furtive | taking pains to avoid being seen |
| myriad | too numerous to be counted |
| indomitable | impossible to subdue |
| consternation | terrified amazement |
| reprisals | revenge; getting "even" |
| morose | brooding ill humor |
| vengeance | unrestrained revenge; getting "more than even" |
| covenant | mutual agreement between two parties |
| malice | wish to hurt or make suffer |
| niggardly | stingy, miserly |
| vindicated | cleared from suspicion |
| inexorable | relentless; unyielding |
| disconcerting | greatly embarrassing or confusing |
| certitude | certainty; sureness |
| indubitable | unquestionable; evident |
| malevolently | wishing evil upon another; evil minded |
| fealty | faithfulness; loyalty |
| avaricious | greedy |
| constitution | natural composition, qualities, or structure |
| ubiquitous | being present everywhere at once |
