| A | B |
| alacrity | p. 287 - cheerful readiness |
| inscrutable | p. 287 - mysterious; not readily comprehensible |
| utilitarian | p. 291- serving a useful purpose |
| staid | p. 291 - sedate; quiet and dignified |
| wizened | p. 293 - withered up; shriveled |
| consternation | p. 294 - amazed confusion and dismay |
| immured | p. 294 - closed within; imprisoned |
| implacable | p. 294 - not capable of being soothed or appeased |
| immolation | p. 295 - sacrificial offering |
| peremptory | p. 301 - urgent; barring right of action |
| recapitulant | p. 303 - repeating the main points; repeating in concise form |