| A | B |
| abhor | shrink from in disgust; to detest |
| affable | pleasant; approachable |
| amiss | out of order; wrong |
| despondent | depressed; utterly discouraged |
| entreat | to beg |
| haunt | to visit frequently; to appear in the form of a ghost |
| impel | to drive or propel |
| interminable | endless; seeming to be without end |
| irascible | quick-tempered; irritable |
| profound | intense; deeply felt |
| recluse | a person who lives alone, apart from society |
| reverberate | to be repeated as in a series of echoes or vigrations |
| sage | having wisdom and good judgment/plant used for cooking |
| tirade | long, angry speech |
| tremulous | marked by trembling or shaking/ timid or fearful |