| A | B |
|---|
| flourish | a bold, sweeping movement |
| feverishly | nervously, excitedly |
| flippancy | joking or trying to be funny |
| epitaph | an inscription, as on a tomb |
| doggedly | stubbornly, without giving in |
| enrapture | to fill with great pleasure or delight |
| penicillin | an antibiotic used to treat diseases |
| idealist | one who sees things in grand and insightful forms |
| forlornly | pitifully, miserably |
| dejectec | the state of being sad, depressed |
| dishevel | to cause to become messy or untidy |
| defiance | open, bold resistance |
| plunder | to rob by force |
| devilment | mischief |
| rebuff | to refuse bluntly, to snub |
| reverie | daydreaming |
| mismate | to join badly as a pair |
| furtively | in a sly, sneaky way |
| assimilation | when one group takes on the culture or traits of a larger group |
| gruffness | roughness, unfriendliness |
| quizically | in a questioning manner |
| neurotic | mental illness |
| hysteria | an outbreak of wild, uncontrolled emotion |
| tentatively | done as a test, not done definitely |
| sullen | silent and keeping to oneself because of angry feelings |
| commence | to begin |
