| A | B |
|---|
| treacherous | dangerous and unpreditable |
| drudgery | hard unpleasant, boring work |
| plunge | rushing into something suddenly |
| smoldering | burning slowly from the inside, without flames |
| altered | something that has been changed |
| scoffed | speaking about something in a mocking or critical way |
| skeptically | expressing doubt about whether something is true |
| discouraged | believing that things weren't going to turn out as you had hoped |
