| A | B |
| ruminated | verb(action) - meditated or pondered |
| plaintively | adverb (how you did it) - with an expression of sorrow |
| malevolence | noun (a thing) spite, ill will, hatred |
| constraint | noun (a thing) unnatural restraint, can be physical |
| caustic | adjective (describes a thing) capable of burning, corroding, or hurting |
| adroitly | adverb (how you did it) - clevely, skillfully, resoursefully |
| exonerated | verb (action) cleared, as in of an accusation, free from guilt or blame |
| capricious | adjective (describes a person) lead by whims, erratic, spontaneous |
| rancor | noun (a thing) bitterness, ill will |
| solicitude | noun (a thing) the act of being concerned or attentive |
| acquiesced | verb (action) agreed without saying a word |
| condone | verb (action) give approval to |
| aversion | noun (a thing) a strong feeling of dislike |
| malicious | (adjective) spiteful, with a desire to see someone suffer |
| overt | adjective (how you did it) out in the open, not secretly |
| conspired | verb (action) planned together |
| jubilant | adjective (describes a person) showing great joy, satisfaction |
| idiosyncrasy | noun (a thing) a habit or mannerism that is unique to an individual |
| wry | adjective (describes something) bent or twisted, bitter or ironic |
| profess | verb (action) to lay claim to, not honestly |