| A | B |
|---|
| despised | to look down on as hateful; scorn |
| endure | to undergo without yielding; stand; bear |
| pandemonium | wild disorder or uproar |
| hypocritical | a person who is given to or practices hypocrisy |
| proverbial | of relating to, expressed in, or characteristic of a proverb |
| repulsive | causing extreme dislike; highly distasteful or offensive |
| conspicuous | easily seen |
| sarcasm | the use of sharp, bitter, taunting, or scornful remarks or language intended to hurt or make fun of someone or something |
| rumpus | noisy disturbance |
| ominously | foretelling trouble or misfortune; threatening |
| speculation | the act of thinking carefully or seriously about something |
| splurged | to spend money with little or no attention to cost |
| reluctant | feeling hesitation or unwillingness |
| alcove | a small room or recess opening off a larger room |
| smirked | smiled in an affected, self-satisfied, or silly manner |
| complacent | pleased with oneself or one’s position; self-satisfied |
| earnest | sincere or serious in purpose or feeling |
| conspiring | working or acting together in a plot |
| sporadically | happening from time to time; occasional |
| suppress | to put an end to or to put down by force; crush |
| cremated | to burn (as a dead body) to ashes |
| retrieved | to recover or make good; a loss or damage to get and bring back |
| objection | an act of objecting; a reason for or a feeling of disapproval |
| doused | to stick into water; to throw a liquid on |
| constricting | to make or become narrower or smaller by drawing together; squeeze, tighten |
