| A | B |
|---|
| Akimbo | with hands on hips and elbows bent outward |
| Sovereign | supreme ruler |
| Obstinate | not giving in, stubborn |
| Cringing | shrink from danger or pain |
| Chagrined | feeling of disappointment, failure or humiliation |
| Naiad | water nymph who gives life to lakes, streams and rivers |
| Primeval | of or relating to the earliest ages |
| Semblance | outward show, aspect, appearance |
| Invariably | constant, not changing |
| Prepposterous | contrary to common sense, nature or reason |
| Disconcerting | thrown into confusion |
| Incalculable | not predictable, uncertain |
| Rhetorical | asked merely for affect with no answer expected |
| Ascribe | assign as a source, refer to as a source |
| Gorgons | any of 3 snake haired sisters in mythology whose look turned men to stone |
