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 |