| A | B |
| anthropomorphism | giving human qualities to non-human beings |
| arduous | hard to do; difficult |
| belligerent | angry |
| impending | hanging over one's head |
| covert | hidden |
| dominant | commanding or controlling over others |
| paradox | statement that seems to say 2 opposite things |
| metamorphose | change in form or shape |
| dubious | filled with doubt |
| futile | hopeless |
| imperious | haughty or arrogant |
| insidious | seeking to entrap or ensnare |
| introspective | examining one's own thoughts |
| primordial | existing at the very beginning |
| retrogression | going backwards |
| vicarious | done or suffered for others |