| A | B |
| acute | sensitive |
| crevice | a narrow opening |
| guile | craftiness |
| gratitude | the act of being thankful and appreciative |
| infuriate | to make furious or angry |
| morose | gloomy; ill tempered |
| discreet | careful about what one says or does |
| forestall | to prevent |
| convulsed | suffered a violent involuntary spasm |
| vivid | bright or intense |
| recount | to retell in detail |
| diligence | serious, constant attention and effort |
| defiance | bold or open resistance to authority or opposing force |
| stench | a very strong bad odor |
| unique | one of a kind, unsurpassed |
| ecstatic | overwhelmed with joy or delight |
| laborious | requiring much work or effort |
| askew | to one side; out of position |
| jargon | language of a special group or profession |
| somber | dark; gloomy |
| impetuous | impulsive |
| tread | step |
| stealthy | secret; quiet |
| phantom | Ghost-like |
| verb | something you can do and/or one of the 23 helping verbs |
| loathe | feel strong dislike and disgust for; hate |
| noun | a person, place, thing, quality, or idea |
| enmity | the feeling that enemies have for each other; hostility or hatred |
| undaunted | not afraid, not discouraged; fearless |
| usurp | to seize and hold power by force and without right |
| pretense | a false claim |
| aught | Old English for the word "anything" |
| foe | enemy |
| Creed | any statement of faith, belief, or opinions |