| A | B |
|---|
| elective | a school subject or course chosen by the student rather than assigned |
| scowl | to look angry by drawing the eyebrows together and frowning |
| ferocity | extreme fierceness; savagery |
| conviction | strong belief |
| linger | to continue to stay; delay leaving |
| drawl | to speak in a slow manner, streching the vowel sounds |
| scheme | to plot or plan in a secretive way |
| beckon | to summon or call someone, usually by gesture or nod |
| liberation | the state of freedom reached after a struggle |
| inscription | a brief message permantly marked or engraved on a surface |
| abrasion | a scrape on the skin |
| glower | to stare in an angry way; scowl |
| anguished | filled with pain, mental or physical, extremely upset |
| ominously | in a threatening or evil way |
| detention | punishment of being held against one's will, as in having to stay after school |
| jeering | mocking; rude; taunting |
| spellbound | as if in a trance; fascinated |
| quiver | to tremble or shake |
| transfixed | unable to move because of awe or fear |
| stupendous | huge; tremendous |
