| A | B |
|---|
| anlage | initial cell structure from which a part or organ develops foundation |
| declivity | slope; hill |
| perplexity | confusion; puzzlement |
| reassured | had confidence restored |
| prodigal | usually means “extravagant” here refers to Bible story where a man’s son came home and the man gave an extravagant feast |
| hyprocrite | one who says he believes one way but in action shows he believes the opposite |
| beseech | make an earnest request to |
| taut | fiercely |
| ensnared | caught as in a trap |
| inquiringly | questioningly |
| truculently | duty; contract; promise |
| luxuriously | as an indulgence; not necessarily out of necessity |
| obligation | tight; tense |
| lecherous | tending towards excessive promiscuous behavior |
| cantankerous | ill-tempered; difficult to handle |
| apprehension | anxiousness |
| imperturbability | quality of being calm and collected; can’t be made upset |
| mincing | walking with short steps |
| lithely | gracefully |
| assailed | assaulted |
| panoramically | on an view of a large area |
| provocatively | in an exciting or stimulating way |
| vitality | energy; liveliness |
| demure | shy; modest; reserved |
| fatuously | smugly |
| modulated | with a varying tone |
| sulkily | gloomily or in an withdrawn manner |
| serene | calm; peaceful |
| timbre | distinguishing quality of a sound |
| receded | withdrew |
| insignia | emblem |
| concession | compromise |
| vivaciousness | liveliness; animation |
| accouterments | accessories |
| proprietor | owner |
| exhortation | speech intended to advise, incite or encourage |
| imperiously | urgently; authoritatively |
| feral | wild, savage |
| lingered | remained; tarried |
| ostracism | being shunned or ignored by the group |
| pinnacles | tall pointed formations |
| aloof | reserved; distant |
| disconsolate | dejected; gloomy |
| nebulous | vague; lacking definite form |
| sauntered | strolled |
| conquest | accomplishment; having overcome something |
| nondescript | having no individual, distinguishing characteristics |
| contrite | sorry |
| menacingly | threateningly |
| defiantly | in a manner rejecting authority; just to go against the rules |
| agitators | people who stir up trouble |
| paradoxes | seemingly contradictory aspects |
| engagingly | charmingly; attractively |
| fret | worry |
| skulk | lurk; lie in hiding |
| precious | valuable |
| denunciation | public condemnation |
| putrescence | rotten, decaying matter |
| wizened | withered; wrinkled |
| ravenous | extremely hungry |
| emerged | came out |
| irritably | in a manner showing annoyance |
| forlornly | gloomy atmosphere |
| pall | sad because of being abandoned |
| obscured | hidden from view |
| lusterless | dull |
| cynically | scornful of the motives, virtue or integrity of others |
| culvert | drainage ditch |
| precinct | district |
| district | not clearly expressive |
| fetid | stinky; smelly; having a bad odor |
| engulfed | swallowed up; surrounded; enclosed |
| conserved | saved; used sparingly |
