| A | B |
|---|
| artifact | an object, such as a tool, made by human craft |
| commend | to represent as worthy or qualified; to praise |
| torpid | deprived of the power of motion or feeling |
| fresco | the art of painting on fresh plaster with pigments dissolved in water |
| whitewash | concealment of flaws or failures |
| lackluster | lacking brightness, luster, or vitality |
| aperture | an opening, such as a hole or slit |
| enshroud | to cover with or as if with a cloth; hidden |
| indelible | impossible to remove, erase, or wash away |
| palette | a board with a hole for the thumb on which the artist mixes colors |
| divulge | to make something secret known |
| adroit | skillful in the use of hands or mind; deft |
| pandemic | widespread; general; epidemic over a wide geographic area |
| rile | to stir to anger; irritate |
| gauzy | relating to a thin, transparent fabric with a loose open weave |
| bulwark | a wall or embankment raised as a defensive fortification |
| assuage | to make less severe; to satisfy or appease |
| diffident | lacking self-confidence; timid |
