| A | B |
|---|
| elective | an optional academic course or subject |
| scowl | to look angry by drawing the eyebrows together and frowning |
| quiver | to shake with a slight, rapid movement |
| ferocity | extreme fierceness; intensity |
| conviction | a strong belief; assuredness |
| linger | to continue to stay; delay leaving |
| trudge | to walk heavily; plod |
| portly | stout or overweight |
| bluff | to mislead or deceive; to fake |
| sheepishly | with a bashful or embarrassed look |
| conventional | usual; traditional; normal |
| brutal | harsh; difficult |
| forerunners | predecessors; people that come before and indicate the approach of others |
| predatory | characterised as living by hurting/preying on others |
| menace | something/someone that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc. |
| accustomed | to become adjusted or familiarized |
| impasse | a situation in which no progress can be made |
| commotion | loud noise(s) or disturbance(s) |
| brindled | light brownish yellow or grayish with streaks or spots of a darker color |
| cohorts | companions or associates; group, team, or gang members |
| drawl | to speak slowly, stretching out the vowel sound |
| scheme | to plot or plan in a secretive way |
| beckon | to summon or call, usually by a gesture or nod |
| liberation | a state of freedom reached after a struggle |
| inscription | something written, carved, or engraved on a surface |
| barrage | a rapid, heavy attack |
| pensively | in a way that suggest deep thought |
| perpetual | continual; unending |
| unbridled | lacking in restraint or control |
| improvise | to speak or perform without preparation |
| dispel | to scatter; to get rid of |
| feint | to make a pretended attack in norder to draw attention away from one's real purpose or target |
| bedlam | a noisy confusion |
| evading | avoiding; escaping |
| game | ready and willing to proceed |
