| A | B |
| languid (adj) | lacking vigor or vitality |
| precariously (adv) | dependent on circumstances beyond one's control |
| enlightened (adj) | informed or knowledgeable |
| lull (n) | short period of calm or quiet |
| pungent (adj) | sharp taste or smell |
| incomprehensible (adj) | cannot be understood |
| essence (n) | that what makes something what it is |
| musterings (n) | roll calls |
| predecessors (n) | someone or something that came before |
| benefactress (n) | a women who gives an inheritence |
| bellicose (adj) | ready to fight; warlike in manner |
| reprieve (v) | a temporary relief or escape |
| cogitation (n) | meditation or the act of reflecting |
| cordiality (n) | friendliness |
| portliness (n) | stoutness |
| amphibious (adj) | that which can live or operate on both land and water |
| disconcerting (v) | upsetting the composure of; confusing |
| disillusionment (n) | discouragement |
| tangible (adj) | can be touched or perceived by the senses |
| endured (v) | to survive through |
| incomprehensible (adj) | cannot be understood |
| erratic (adj) | irregular |
| assimilate (v) | incorporate or use in one's thinking |
| regimentation (n) | systemic organization |
| qualms (n) | feelings of doubt or uneasimess |
| parry (v) | to ward off; elude |