| A | B |
|---|
| lapse | an interval of time |
| abolitionist | a person who wanted to do away with slavery |
| tumult | commotion, uproar, agitation |
| assailant | a person who attacks another; an attacker |
| reservoir | a place where something is kept and stored |
| vehement | intensely passionate |
| groped | to search about for something |
| tremulous | trembling from fear |
| authoritative | having control |
| stern | firm |
| veered | shifted or turned the topic |
| seething | surging or agitating |
| shivered | shake from fear |
| incredulously | skeptically; expressing disbelief |
| defiantly | boldly, daringly, rebelliously |
| strident | harshly apparent |
| militia | body of citizens with some military training |
| winced | cringed or flinched from pain |
| clutched | grasped firmly |
| fatigue | physical or mental weariness |
