| A | B |
|---|
| chastise | to criticize severely |
| incessant | never ending; ongoing |
| construe | to interpret; to understand in a particular way |
| tacit | unspoken; unexpressed; wordless |
| execrably | very badly;wretchedly |
| fastidious | fussy; finicky; hard to please |
| conflagration | large destructive fire |
| peal | to ring or toll |
| sagacity | shrewdness; keenness; wiseness |
| facade | appearance or front |
| dapple | to mark with spots |
| tether | to tie or fasten |
| negligible | unimportant |
| rectitude | goodness; virtue; integrity |
| sequester | to isolate; shut away |
| quaint | curious; strange; uncommon |
| implore | to beg |
| bleak | barren; chilly; dismal |
| discourse | discussion; speaking |
| ominous | threatening; |
| sepulcher | a burial vault |
| coveted | wanted; desired |
| crest | peak |
| dirges | mournful chants; funeral hymn |
| placid | calm; peaceful |
| pallid | pale |
