| A | B |
|---|
| ajar | partially open |
| adversary | an opponent; enemy |
| beckon | to signal to come by nodding or waving |
| benefactor | a person who gives monetary or other aid |
| commence | to begin; start |
| gnarled | rugged and roughened as from old age or work |
| hypocritical | false or deceptive, like a person who is pretending to be what he or she is not |
| impromptu | done on the spur of the moment; unplanned |
| ominous | menacing, threatening |
| ponder | to think or to consider carefully and thoroughly |
| probe | to investigate or to explore by touch, searching |
| pungent | sharp and intense, as an odor |
| retort | a quick, sharp or witty reply |
| stifle | to smother |
| stealthily | cautiously; secretly |
