| A | B |
|---|
| antipathy | feeling of hatred; deep dislike |
| conspicuous | obvious or easy to see |
| contrition | sense of guilt at having done wrong |
| cowering | draw back or huddle in fear |
| deft | skillful in a quick and sure way |
| discerned | recognized; perceived |
| discordant | clashing; not in harmony |
| doctrine | principle; teaching; belief |
| dubious | doubtful; not sure |
| fiasco | complete failure |
| filial | pertaining to or due from a son or daughter |
| furtive | acting as if trying not to be seen; done secretly |
| incredulous | disbelieving; skeptical |
| inquisitive | questioning; curious |
| lamented | said with regret or sorrow; regretted deeply |
| listlessly | having no interest or energy |
| minute | small; tiny |
| nonchalantly | showing no interest or concern; indifferent |
| pensive | dreamily thoughtful |
| prodigy | child of highly unusual talent or genius |
| profuse | plentiful; abundant; given freely |
| quizzical | puzzled; questioning |
| repugnant | distasteful; offensive |
| reverie | daydreaming; state of being absorbed in thought |
| rifling | searching thoroughly or in a rough manner |
| sidle | move sideways, especially in a shy or sneaky manner |
| stricken | heartbroken |
| supplication | humble appeal or request |
| surreptitiously | stealthily; sneakily |
| unscrupulous | not restrained by ideas of right and wrong |
