| A | B |
|---|
| gallant | courageous |
| conform | to act in agreement, comply |
| premonition | an advance warning |
| Madras | a fine cotton cloth with a plaid, striped or check pattern |
| incredulous | skeptical, disbelieving |
| outcasts | one that has been excluded from society |
| defiance | bold resistance |
| tight-knit | very close to each other; like family |
| elite | a group or class enjoying superior intellectual, social, or economic status |
| rank | a position or status in a group |
| self-preservation | protection of oneself from harm or destruction |
| radiates | to manifest glowingly; for example, "he radiates happiness" |
| unfathomable | unable to comprehend |
| nonchalantly | seeming to be cooly unconcerned or indifferent |
| bewilderment | confusion caused by conflicting situations, objects or statements |
| grudge | to be reluctant to give or admit |
| slouched | having an awkward posture |
