| A | B |
| dote | To show excessive fondness or love: |
| pugnacious | Combative in nature; belligerent |
| judicious | Having or exhibiting sound |
| esteem | To regard with respect |
| pompous | Characterized by excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity |
| subtly | Difficult to understand |
| bred | To stir up trouble for oneself. |
| inordinately | Exceeding reasonable limits |
| burly | Heavy, strong, and muscular |
| despondency | Depression of spirits from loss of hope, confidence, or courage |
| incomprehensible | impossible to understand or comprehend |
| anguish | Agonizing physical or mental pain; torment |
| malevolent | Having or exhibiting ill will; |
| amiss | Not in perfect shape; faulty |
| traipsing | To walk or tramp over or about |
| depleted | To decrease the fullness of; use up or empty out. |
| glacial | Lacking warmth and friendliness |
| abyss | The abode of evil spirits; |
| trod | To form by walking or trampling: tread a path. |
| malignant | Showing great malevolence; disposed to do evil. |
| litany | A liturgical prayer consisting of a series of petitions recited by a leader alternating with fixed responses by the congregation |
| caned | A rod used for flogging |
| colored | A ruddy complexion |
| serum | containing antibodies and used to transfer immunity to another individual. |
| atrocious | Extremely evil or cruel; monstrous |
| merciless | Having no mercy; cruel. |
| wreathing | To twist or curl into a wreathlike shape or contour |
| ebbed | To fall away or back; decline or recede |
| culmination | To come to completion; end: |
| paltry | Lacking in importance or worth |
| unprecedented | Having no previous example |
| accolades | An expression of approval; praise |
| grovel | To behave in a servile or demeaning manner; cringe |
| lout | An awkward and stupid person; an oaf |
| blissfully | Extreme happiness; ecstasy. |
| placid | Undisturbed by tumult or disorder; calm or quiet |