| A | B |
|---|
| articulate (adj) | expressing oneself clearly and easily |
| surreal (adj) | Having an oddly dreamlike quality; strange |
| ominous (adj) | threatening |
| novice (noun) | beginner |
| muted (adj) | weaker; less intense |
| subtle (adj) | not obvious |
| eerie (adj) | mysterious |
| diffused (adj) | spread out |
| extrapolate (verb) | arrive at a conclusion by making inferences based on known facts |
| forebears (noun) | ancestors |
| rancor (noun) | deep spite or bitter hate |
| obstinacy (noun) | stubbornness |
| pious (adj) | showing religious devotion |
| epithet (noun) | abusive words or phrases; (racial) slurs |
| effigies (noun) | crude figures or dummies representing hated people |
| disperse (verb) | to drive off or scatter in different directions |
| imbued (verb) | inspired |
| perpetuated (verb) | caused to continue indefinitely; prolonged |
| skeptical (adj) | doubting; questioning |
| tumultuous (adj) | greatly disturbed |
| implications (noun) | suggestions or indirect indications |
| poignant (adj) | drawing forth pity or compassion; moving |
| condescending (adj) | characterized by looking down on someone |
| sentimental (adj) | excessively or foolishly emotional |
| genesis (noun) | birth; origin; beginning |
| immutable (adj) | never changing |
