| A | B |
|---|
| defiance | resistance |
| doggedly | stubbornly |
| exasperated | annoyed |
| furtively | done secretly |
| futile | useless |
| graft | illegal or unfair acquisition of money |
| ledger | a book used to record accounts and transactions |
| mechanically | acting like a machine |
| permeated | spread throughout; diffused |
| pretenses | false appearances or reasons |
| proposition | proposal or plan |
| raucous | harsh sounding; loud |
| rousing | vigorous; intense |
| stupor | a daze; mental unawareness |
| tentatively | hesitantly |
| tyrant | ruler who exercisespower in a harsh manner |
| undistinguished | common; nothing special |
| vain | failing to achieve the desired result |
| vengeance | with violence or fury |
| viciously | violently; maliciously |
| vindicated | cleared of accusation; blame; suspicion or doubt |
