| A | B |
|---|
| adjoining | coming together; connecting |
| unaffected | not influenced by changes |
| taunting | teasing |
| winced | muscle spasm when feeling threatened |
| profound | serious;intelligent insight |
| limerick | lines words that rhyme in a funny way |
| stranglehold | to kill by choking |
| lanky | tall;thin |
| complact | small |
| disarming | to take away a weapon |
| sprawling | laid out over a large area |
| authority | laws form enforcer or someone in charge |
| hotwire | making a switch for a connection |
| objected | going against the wishes of others |
| wistful | desire for something |
| staggering | moving back and forth |
