| A | B |
|---|
| condoned | endorsed; given his blessings for |
| seize | to grasp; take; arrest |
| placid | calm; tranquil |
| apprehensive | anxious; uneasy |
| interminable | unending |
| jovial | full of hearty, playfull good humor |
| shunned | ignored; kept out of association |
| fuming | boiling over with anger |
| emerged | come forth into view |
| exasperation | irritation or annoyance |
| shroud | something that conceals or screens like a garment |
| phenomenal | extremely unusual |
| condescending | descending voluntarily to the level of an inferior person |
| adamantly | boldly; not giving in; firmly |
| mingling | mixing together |
| intent | concentrating on a single purpose; engrossed |
| menacingly | threateningly |
| crescendo | a gradual increase in loudness or intensity |
| vulnerability | ability to be injured or wounded |
