| A | B |
|---|
| perplexity | confusion; puzzlement |
| reassured | had confidence restored |
| anlage | initial cell structure from which a part or organ develops foundation |
| declivity | slope; hill |
| hypocrite | one who says he believes one way but in action shows he believes |
| prodigal | usually means "extravagant," here refers to Bible story where a man's |
| ensnared | caught as in a trap |
| inquiringly | questioningly |
| beseech | make an earnest request to |
| luxuriously | indulgence; not necessarily out of necessity |
| taut | tight; tense |
| truculently | fiercely |
| obligation | duty; contract; promise |
| mincing | gracefully |
| imperterbability | quality of being calm and collected; can't be made upset |
| lithely | walking with short steps |
| cantankerous | ill-tempered; difficult to handle |
| lecherous | tending towards excessive promiscuous behavior |
| apprehension | anxiousness |
| provocatively | in an exciting or stimulating way |
| demure | shy; modest; reserved |
| assailed | assaulted |
| fatuously | smugly |
| panoramically | on an view of a large area |
| vitality | energy; liveliness |
| receded | withdrew |
| timbre | distinguishing quality of a sound |
| modulated | with a varying tone |
| sulkily | gloomily or in an withdrawn manner |
| serene | calm; peaceful |
| vivaciousness | liveliness; animation |
| accouterments | accessories |
| insignia | emblem |
| proprietor | owner |
| concession | compromise |
| ostracism | being shunned or ignored by the group |
| lingered | remained; tarried |
| pinnacles | tall pointed formations |
| imperiously | urgently; authoritatively |
| exhortation | speech intended to advise, incite or encourage |
| feral | wild, savage |
