| A | B |
|---|
| vigorously | done with energy or done forcefully |
| impressions | influences or effect on feelings |
| annulled | to make legally void |
| hitched | jerked |
| retorted | to say in reply |
| wilt | die |
| pessimistically | expecting the worst possible outcome |
| befuddled | confused |
| jarred | vibrated; shaken |
| feigning | giving false appearances |
| pulsing | throbbing |
| gingerly | very cautiously or carefully |
| infernal machine | machine/apparatus maliciously designed to explode and destroy |
| supremacy | the quality of being supreme; in authority |
| envisioning | picturing |
| desolate | abandoned |
| emitted | sent out or given off |
| proposition | proposal or offer |
| fragments | peices or parts broken off |
| nettled | provoked; irritated |
| dolorous | expressive of misery or grief |
| clannish | like a group united by common ancestors or interest |
| reformatory | a penal institution for the young or first offenders |
| filched | stolen |
| delving | to seek or dig for information |
| scowling | frowning |
| confronted | faced |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage |
| hubbub | confusion; turmoil |
| precariously | uncertainly |
