| A | B |
|---|
| apprehensive | fearful; anxious |
| palpable | easily perceived; obvious |
| rasping | a harsh |
| aptitude | talent |
| disposition | personality |
| enhance | improve |
| distraught | very upset |
| nurturing | helping to grow or develop |
| primly | in a precise and proper manner |
| tabulated | recorded and filed |
| remorse | regret |
| vague | unspecified; indefinite |
| chastisement | punishment |
| murky | dark |
| petulantly | in an ill-tempered way |
| dazed | confused; bewildered |
| transgressions | violations of laws or rules |
| reprieve | pardon |
| acquisition | purchase |
| exuberant | high-spirited |
| designated | indicated; pointed out |
| serene | calm |
| cringed | shrank back in fear |
| infringed | intruded |
| throng | crowd |
| diminish | decrease |
| anguish | agonizing physical or mental pain |
| conspicuous | noticeable |
| exempted | freed from obligation |
| exhilarating | causing to feel energetic |
| spontaneously | unrehearsed |
| crescendo | a gradual increase in volume |
| unanimous | complete agreement |
| benign | harmless |
| prohibited | forbidden |
| obsolete | no longer in use |
| perceive | to become aware of through the senses |
| precise | exact |
| conclusion | the end or finish |
| torrent | a heavy downpour |
| capacity | ability to learn |
| tentatively | uncertain; hesitant |
| chaos | confusion |
| frigid | very cold |
| admonition | a reminder of a forgotten task or duty |
| optimistic | hopeful; expecting the best |
| contorted | twisted; disfigured |
| ominous | unfavorable; threatening |
| assuage | to relieve |
| ecstatic | overjoyed |
| placidly | peacefully |
| excruciating | agonizing |
| invigorating | refreshing; stimulating |
| gravely | requiring serious thought |
| permeated | spread or flowed throughout |
| dejected | depressed |
| wretched | miserable |
| surged | increased suddenly |
| apparent | visible; easily seen |
| fugitives | people running away |
| exquisite | lovely |
| successor | one who comes next |
| meticulously | extremely concerned with details |
| vigilant | alert; watchful |
| impeded | stopped progress |
| subtle | indirect; faint |
| emphatically | expressed forcefully |
| efficient | done with a minimum of waste |
