| A | B |
| Admonished | Corrected or cautioned gently but earnestly |
| Pensively | Dreamily or wistfully thoughtful |
| Emaciated | Extremely thin as a result of starvation |
| Dubious | Doubtful; questionable |
| Appalled | Filled with dismay or dread; shocked |
| Temerity | Recklessness; boldness |
| Indignant | Feeling expressing strong displeasure at something unjust |
| Imperiously | In a haughty manner |
| Formidable | Causing fear or dread; awesome in size or strength |
| Resiliency | Capability of rebounding |
| Flippantly | Disrespectfully; characterized by a spirit of fun |
| Gloat | To look/think with spiteful or smug satisfaction |
| Precariously | Dependant upon circumstances beyond one's control |
| Haughtily | Snobbishly; arrogant manner |
| Emphatic | Forceful; strongly expressive |