| A | B |
| amiable | adj. friendly; agreeable; good-natured; pleasant |
| anthropology | n. the study of the physical, cultural, and social development and behavior of human cultures |
| bayou | n. a marshy inlet or outlet of a river or lake, especially in the southern United States |
| grimace | v. to make a face showing pain, annoyance, and the like *n. a twisting of the face to show pain, annoyance, and the like |
| indomitable | adj. unconquerable; unyielding; not easily overcome |
| malleable | adj. capable of being shaped by hammering or pressing; having the capacity to be changed easily; adaptive |
| melodramatic | adj. overly dramatic, emotional, or sentimental |
| succumb | v. to die; to yield or give in to an overpowering force or desire |
| visage | n. face or facial expression; appearance |
| whimsical | adj. full of curious ideas or notions; odd, often in an amusing way; fanciful |