| A | B |
| conspicuous | EASILY SEEN OR RECOGNIZED |
| stealthily | DONE QUIETLY, SLOWLY, AND CAUTIOUSLY, IN ORDER TO ESCAPE BEING NOTICED |
| quelled | BRING SOMETHING TO AN END, USUALLY BY MEANS OF FORCE |
| protruded | TO STICK OUT FROM THE SURROUNDINGS |
| resilience | THE ABILITY TO RECOVER QUICKLY FROM SETBACKS |
| burnished | POLISHED |
| morosely | IN A WAY THAT IS GLOOMY OR WITHDRAWN |
| clamor | A LOUD DISTURBANCE |
| pursuer | SOMEONE WHO CHASES |
| swathed | TO WRAP SOMEBODY OR SOMETHING COMPLETELY WITH BANDAGES OR A SIMILAR COVERING |
| tenacious | TENDING TO STICK FIRIMLY TO ANY DECISION, PLAN, OR OPINION WITHOUT CHANGING OR DOUBTING IT |
| subsided | TO BECOME LESS ACTIVE OR INTENSE; TO SINK TO A LOW OR LOWER LEVEL |
| eccentric | UNCONVENTIONAL, ESPECIALLY IN A WHIMSICAL WAY |
| dithering | NERVOUS INDECISIVENESS |
| slavering | DRIBBLING FROM THE MOUTH |