| A | B |
|---|
| pact | agreement |
| listless | lacking energy or the interest to move |
| expound | to explain or interpret |
| prevail | to become common or widespread |
| feign | to pretend |
| emphatic | showing or spoken with forceful expression |
| vex | to bring trouble or worry to; to annoy |
| patronize | to be a customer of |
| warily | done very cautiously |
| wheedle | to get something by flattery or gentle urging |
| teeming | full of something |
| clabber | sour milk that has thickened or curdled |
| humiliate | put to shame; lower someone's dignity |
| retaliate | to get revenge |
| malevolent | harmful or evil; having intense hatred |
| falter | to move unsteadily or hesitate in speaking |
| audible | loud enough to be heard |
| nattily | in a neat, trim, stylish manner |
| aloofness | standing apart; emotional distance |
| moping | in a dull, quiet, and sad mood; sulking |
| reprimand | severe criticism or scolding |
| reverently | very respectfully |
| spindly | long and thin and usually weak |
