| A | B |
|---|
| stratification | n. persons arranged according to rank or class |
| madras | adj. cotton fabric |
| savvy | v. to understand |
| nonchalantly | adv. casually indifferent |
| shanghaiing | v. kidnap or take by force |
| incidentally | adv. by the way |
| vaguely | adv. not sharp or precise |
| gallantly | adv. bravely, in a noble manner |
| aloofness | n. indifference, coolness |
| impersonally | adv. in a detached manner |
| ornery | adj. mean or ill tempered |
| elite | adj. socially superior |
| bewildering | adj. confusing, astonishing |
| premonition | n. a feeling that something is going to happen |
| sullenly | adv. showing ill humor by a gloomy silence |
| eluded | v. escape, evade, or avoid |
| roguishly | adv. playfully, mischievously |
| incredulous | adj. skeptical, doubtful |
| ruefully | adv. with regret or pity, sorrow |
| hermit(s) | n. a person who has withdrawn from society |
| imploringly | adv. begging urgently |
| unfathomable | adj. impossible to understand |
| sagely | adv. in a wise manner |
| resignedly | adv. giving in without complaint |
| unceasingly | adv. not stopping, continuously |
| indignant | adj. angered at something considered wrong |
| stricken | adj. overcome by emotion |
| sophisticated | adj. not natural or simple |
| hilt | n. the handle of a weapon or tool |
| to the hilt | to the maximum extent |
| contemptuously | adv. without respect |
| fiend | n. a person who is overly interested in some activity |
