| A | B |
|---|
| mused | to consider at length |
| placid | outwardly calm or composed |
| compel | to force, drive |
| copious | abounding in manner, thoughts, or words |
| milled | to move around in churning confusion |
| aspirations | a strong desire for high achievement |
| elapsed | to pass; slip by |
| indignant | filled with anger about some injustice |
| conducive | tending to cause or bring about |
| sarcastic | contemptuously ironic, intending to hurt another |
| vulnerable | susceptible to attack |
| kowtow | to show servile deference |
| accentuate | to stress or emphasize |
| articulate | capable of speaking in clear, expressive language |
| emphatic | expressed or performed with emphasis |
| contempt | disdain for something vile or dishonorable |
| incendiary | causing or capable of causing fire |
| conviction | a fixed or strong belief |
| vile | loathsome, disgusting |
| futile | having no useful result, ineffectual |
| respite | a short interval of rest or relief |
| prevail | to be or become effective, win out |
| ridicule | to find amusement or delight at the expense of another |
| compassion | deep feeling of sharing the suffering of another |
| transfixed | to render motionless, as with terror, amazement or awe |
