| A | B |
|---|
| baffled | confused; bewildered; perplexed |
| brunt | the main shock or force of an attack |
| duds | informal term for clothing |
| fancied | imagined; thought |
| feverishly | displaying a wild excitement or energy |
| gaudier | so bright or showy as to be tasteless |
| grudgingly | reluctantly; resentfully; unwillingly |
| resolve | a firm determination to do something |
| smug | a look and attitude of self-satisfaction; having or showing too much pride in oneself or one’s achievements |
| tumult | a state of confusion, noise, and disorder |
| utter | comlete; total; absolute |
| vague | not clear in meaning or intention |
