| A | B |
|---|
| aloof | distant in interest, sympathy; apart, at a distance but in view |
| barbaric | uncivilized, primitive; wild, crude, and without control |
| bough | a branch of a tree (a main branch) |
| bound | confined by being tied, destined, obliged, going, headed; to limit, confine; serve as a boundary to; limits |
| casually | happening by chance; slightly or superficially; informally, relaxed |
| courteous | well-mannered, polite; considerate of others |
| dense | crowded, compact |
| dismay | a loss of courage when faced with trouble or danger |
| energetic | vigorous, forceful |
| inanimate | without life; dull |
| keen | sharp; quick in seeing, hearing, thinking; acute |
| languid | without vigor or vitality; drooping; listless; sluggish |
| long | to feel a strong yerning; wish for; not short or brief |
| offensive | attacking, aggressive; unpleasant, disgusting; insulting |
| patronizing | to treat in a helpful but haughty or snobbish way; being a regular customer of |
| position | the manner in which a person or thing is placed; one's attitude or opinion on a subject; a location or condition that gives one an advantage; a person's rank or status; a person's job; to put in a particular place |
| realistic | tending to face facts and be practical; depicting things, people, or events in a lifelike way |
| reluctant | hestitant; unwilling |
| sullenness | the condition of being silent and keeping to oneself because of anger, bitterness, hurt |
| surge | any sudden strong increase of rush; a large wave of water; to move |
