| A | B |
| accommodate | make room for |
| erratic | irregular, not predictable |
| furtively | sneakily |
| futile | useless, hopeless |
| unobtrusively | quiet, without drawing attention |
| assimilation | process of a minority group being absorbed into the majority culture |
| beseechingly | in a pleading manner; begging |
| doggedly | stubbornly |
| exasperated | greatly irritated; angered |
| grudgingly | with much resentment |
| insinuating | said or done in an indirect manner |
| dusky | dark colored; dim |
| vindicate | clear of wrongdoing |
| indictment | an accusing or charging with a crime |
| sullen | characteristic of a mood of angry withdrawal |
| tyranny | cruel and unjust use of power |
| stupor | dazed condition |
| carriage | posture |
| disheveled | mussed up |
| inflection | tone or accent of a person's voice |