| A | B |
|---|
| acquitted | (verb) discharged completely, set free from a legal charge |
| aghast | (adj.) amazed, stupefied |
| bewildering | (adj.) confused, perplexed |
| conviction | (noun) strong belief |
| cowlick | (noun) tuft of hair growing in a different direction |
| deny | (verb) to declare untrue: contradict |
| elite | (noun) a select body, the best |
| eluded | (verb) escaped, avoided |
| exploits | (noun) heroic acts, adventures |
| gorged | (verb) swallow with greediness |
| groggy | (adj.) not fully awake |
| imploringly | (adv.) beseechingly, beg urgently |
| indignant | (adj.) feeling characterized by disgust |
| leery | (adj.) wary, suspicious |
| loner | (noun) by yourself |
| madras | (noun) cotton fabric shirt, usually brightly colored |
| nonchalantly | (adv.) indifferently |
| quivering | (verb) trembling, shaking |
| recurring | (adj.) returning repeatedly |
| resignedly | (adv.)giving up, accepting the future |
| ruefully | (adj.) regretfully, sorrowfully |
| sarcasm | (noun) bitter, cutting jest |
| stupor | (noun) confusion, disordered speech, hallucinations |
| vital | (adj.) essential, necessary to life |
| winced | (verb) to shrink back as if from pain |
| incredulous | (adj.) unwilling, or unable to believe something |
