| A | B |
|---|
| solicit | try to obtain |
| succinctly | briefly |
| expound | explain |
| barroques | elaborate and sometimes grotesque |
| phantasm | imaginative fantasy or ghost |
| docility | obedience or agreeable manner |
| conspicuous | easily seen |
| derived | received from |
| sagacious | wise |
| paltry | inferior |
| gossamer | cobweb-like |
| uncongenial | unsuitable |
| partiality | inclination or bias |
| procuring | to get possession of |
| tinctured | colored or tinged |
| allusion | indirect reference |
| instrumentality | means |
| fiend | or addict |
| intemperance | lack of moderation, especially regarding drinking alcohol |
| Fiend Intemperance | alcohol addiction |
| alteration | modification or change |
| intemperate | not mild; violent |
| maltreating | abusing |
| scruple | reluctance due to conscience; hesitation |
| peevish | obstinate or cranky |
| malevolence | having or showing ill will or hatred |
| atrocity | horrifying act |
| debauch | corruption |
| feeble | inadequate |
| equivocal | nongenuine or uncertain |
| irrevokable | unalteratable or unchangeable |
| perverseness | opposing what is right; incorrectness |
| vile | utterly bad or abhorrent |
| inclination | tendency or liking |
| unfathomable | unknowable or immeasureable |
| consumate | complete |
| conflagration | great fire |
| apparition | unusual sight or ghost |
| stupefy | astonish |
| evince | show |
