| A | B |
| balmy | mild |
| hub | the center of something |
| tangent | touching a curve or surface |
| tranquil | quiet and undisturbed |
| contemplation | to consider thoughtfully |
| infinite | having no limits or extending indefinitely |
| oppressive | unreasonably burdensome or severe |
| forlorn | feeling sad and lonely |
| meager | thin or small amount |
| forbidding | tending to discourage or not allow |
| gallows | a frame for hanging criminals |
| isolation | placed or kept by itself |
| rueful | feel regret for |
| accessible | capable of being reached |
| grimace | facial expression of disgust |
| exasperated | thoroughly aanoyed |
| self-deprecation | to belittle yourself or put yourself down |
| galling | markedly irritating |
| irrelevantly | having nothing to do with the subject |
| plaintively | expressive suffering |
| perversely | improperly, incorrectly, or corruptly |
| implored | to call or pray for earnestly (entreat) |