A | B |
underprivileged | disadvantaged socially and economically |
conformity | conforming to certain rules or standards |
rueful | regretful, sorrowful |
leery | wary; suspicious |
taut | pulled tight |
contract | shrink; draw together |
stupor | daze; a state in which the mind and senses are dulled |
stricken | strongly affected |
delirious | wildly irrational; mentallly wandering |
clad | dressed |
idolized | adored; worshiped; blindly admired |
hearing | an appearance in front of a judge before a trial |
guardian | protector |
liable | legally responsible; susceptible to; likely |
flinching | winthdrawing away from |
acquitted | set free after evidence has been considered |
vacuum | state of emptiness |
veered | changed direction |
welled | gushed up |
vast | great size or scope |