| A | B |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned, unusual or different in character or appearance |
| squatty | low to the ground |
| ravage | to wreak havoc on : affect destructively, synonyms, DEVASTATE |
| chivalric | the qualities of a distinguished gentlemen |
| solicitous | full of concern or fears : APPREHENSIVE |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| morbid | characterized by gloomy or unwholesome feelings |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity |