| A | B |
|---|
| drily | matter-of-factly;without emotion |
| oppression | feeling of being tyrannized |
| ally | supporter; friend |
| mutual | shared |
| anguish | pain and suffering; heartache |
| permeated | spread through and affected every part of |
| unobtrusively | inconspicuously; quietly |
| furtively | secretly; stealthily |
| reflective | thoughtful; contemplative |
| raucous | loud;boisterous |
| fraternal | brotherly;friendly |
| dominant | prevailing;principal |
| sobriety | state or quality of being sober |
| resignation | acquiescence; reluctant acceptance |
| revelation | disclosure; something made known |
| imploring | pleading; entreating |
| vigor | intense strength; vitality |
| exuberant | intensely happy; visibly enthusiastic |
| saucily | sassily; impertinently |
| taut | tense; rigid |
| flippancy | impertinence; glibness |
| wrought | created; made |
| monologue | speech given by one person |
| gait | way of walking; stride |
| agitated | anxious; frantic |
| epitaph | memorable or descriptive phrase written on a tombstone or in memory of the dead |
| negotiate | make a bargain; come to an agreement |
| groping | searching; fumbling |
| reverie | thought; musing |
| bustling | busyness; energetic activity |
