| A | B |
|---|
| pensive | dreamily thoughtful |
| antipathy | feeling of hatred; powerful and deep dislike |
| filial | pertaining to or due from a son or a daughter |
| conspicuous | obvious or easy to see |
| surreptitiously | stealthily; sneaky |
| sidle | move sideways, especially in a shy or sneaky manner |
| furtive | acting as if trying not to be seen |
| cowering | draw back or huddle in fear |
| doctrine | principle; teaching; belief |
| rifling | searching thoroughly or in a rough manner |
| prodigy | child of highly unusual talent or genius |
| listlessly | having no energy or interest |
| discordant | clashing; not in harmony |
| lamented | say with regret or sorrow |
| nonchalantly | showing no interest or concern; indifferent |
| incredulous | disbelieving; skeptical |
| reverie | daydreaming; state of being absorbed in thought |
| discerned | perceive |
| unscrupulous | not restrained by ideas of right and wrong |
| repugnant | distasteful; offensive |
| deft | skillful in a quick and sure way |
| contrition | regret or sense of guilt at having done wrong |
| supplication | humble appeal or request |
| inquisitive | questioning; curious |
| minute | small; tiny |
| kohl | dark powder used as eye makeup |
| chapatis | thin, flat bread |
| sari | long piece of cloth wrapped around the body |
| tonga | two-wheeled carriage |
| coolies | unskilled laborers |
