| A | B |
| foliage | a cluser of leaves, flowers, and branches |
| gesticulate | make gestures while speaking |
| tumult | riot; violent outburst |
| contrite | grieving and sorry for sings or shortcomings |
| antagonism | hostility or anger |
| tacit | understood without words |
| myriad | a great number |
| improvisation | something made up or invented on the spot |
| lamentation | an expression of grief or sorrow |
| indignant | angry |
| emphatic | expressing oneself in forceful speech |
| decorum | proper behavior; good conduct |
| bravado | a false show of bravery |
| rebuke | to scold or reprimand; to criticze sharply |
| covert | a hiding place; a shelter |
| vexed | annoyed |
| corpulent | solid; fleshy; fat |
| interrogative | inquisitive; questioning |
| talisman | something that is thought to have magic powers |
| ensconce | to shelter or conceal |