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 |