Tale of Two Cities

1. Cadaverous – Of or like a corpse. (Corpselike; Lifelike)

2. Gradation – Any process or change taking place through a series of stages, by degrees, or in a gradual manner. (Variation; Similarity)

3. Sagacity – Acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgment. (Discernment; Stupid)

4. Pilfer – To steal, especially in small quantities. (Steal; Give)

5. Implacable – Not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified; inexorable. (Cruel; Merciful)

6. Atheistic – Pertaining to or characteristic of a person who does not believe in God. (Unreligious; Religious)

7. Traversed – To pass or move over, along or through. (Crossed; Remained)

8. Mutilate – To injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts. (Maim; Repair)

9. Potentate – A person who possesses great power, as a sovereign, monarch, or ruler. (Emperor; Commoner)

10. Frenzy – Extreme mental agitation; wild excitement or derangement. (Agitation; Calmness)

11. Admonitory – Tending or serving to admonish; warning. (Cautionary; Pleasant)

12. Audible – Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard; actually heard. (Sounding; Inaudible)

13. Rustic