| A | B |
|---|
| bridled | harnessed; controlled |
| coquetry | flirtation |
| decorum | appropriate behavior or conduct |
| dilemma | a choice between options that are equally unfavorable |
| discomfiture | perplexity and embarrassment |
| distended | swollen from internal pressure |
| figuratively | not literally; in a symbolic manner |
| fractious | cranky, unruly |
| hackled | irritated; extremely insulted |
| hyperbole | exaggeration |
| indignantly | angrily |
| ponderous | lacking grace |
| proffered | offered for acceptance |
| commiserated | felt sorrow or pity for |
| promontories | projecting parts |
| prostrating | lying in a state of humility or submission |
| stolidness | an indifference to pleasure or pain |
| ostentatiously | with a showy display |
| usurper | one who takes by force |
| abyss | an immeasurable depth |
| excruciating | intensely painful |
| temporized | evaded immediate decision so as to gain time |
| denounce | to accuse formally |
| jooks | roadside establishments offering liquor, dancing, and gambling |
| phosphorescent | glowing |
| transients | those who stay only a brief time |
