| A | B |
|---|
| abiding | obeying |
| acquitted | set free after evidence has been considered |
| aghast | shocked; horrified; terrified |
| aloofness | the state of being uninterested and unsympathetic |
| apprehensive | anxious or fearful; uneasy |
| asset | an advantage or source of strength |
| brawn | strength; physical power |
| clad | dressed; wearing |
| conformity | acting according to general rules or standards |
| contemptuous | scornful; despising |
| contract | to draw together; shrink |
| conviction | a strong belief |
| defiance | open; bold resistance to authority |
| delinquents | young people who commit a crime |
| delirious | wildly irrational; mentally wandering |
| detached | uninvolved; indifferent; disinterested |
| digested | thought it over; absorbed |
| divert | draw to another direction; turn from its course |
| doggedly | in a stubborn or persistent way |
| elite | superior; top |
| elude | to escape understanding; baffle |
| ember | a glowing piece of wood or coal |
| exploit | daring act or heroic deed |
| faltered | spoke hesitantly; stammered |
| flinching | withdrawing or shrinking from |
| gingerly | cautiously; carefully |
| guardian | protector; one who watches over another |
| hearing | an appearance in front of a judge before a trial |
| hue | color; especially a tint or shade |
| idolized | adored; worshipped; blindly admired |
| imploringly | in a pleading, begging manner |
| incredulous | not ready to believe; doubting |
| jet | black, usually polished |
| leery | wary; suspicious |
| liable | likely |
| manslaughter | unlawfully killing of another without planning in advance |
| nonchalantly | in a casual and unenthusiastic manner |
| premonition | a feeling that something is aobut to occur |
| racking | agonizing; tormenting |
| radiate | to send out rays; to beam or shine |
| recurring | occurring again and again |
| resignedly | patiently accepting; in an unresisting way |
| rivalry | a continued striving for advantage over another |
| roguishly | in a mischievous way |
| ruefully | regretfully; sorrowfully |
| sagely | wisely; knowingly |
| sheepish | acting embarrassed or ashamed |
| sophisticated | experienced in a worldly way |
| stricken | tortured; agonized; heartbroken |
| stupor | state in which the mind and senses are dulled; daze |
| subside | to sink back or down; become lower |
| sullenly | in a gloomy, silent, surly way |
| taut | not slack; pulled tight |
| underprivileged | needly; disadvantaged |
| unfathomable | not capable of being understood or grasped |
| vacuum | state of emptiness; void |
| vast | great in size or scope |
| veered | shifted from one direction to another |
| welled | gushed up |
| wistfully | longingly; in a wishful manner |
