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| apprehensive adj. | Feeling uneasy or fearful about something that might happen |
| bewildering adj. / bewilderment n. | 1. Extremely confusing 2. state of being extremely confused |
| bleak adj. | Without hope or encouragement;depressing;dreary |
| contemptuous adj. / contemptuously adv. | Showing disdain, scorn, or dislike; looking down on something or someone with disrespect |
| defiance n. | Bold resistance to authority and showing open disrespect |
| dumbfounded adj. | Filled with shock and surprise |
| gallantly adv. | Doing something in a courageous, heroic, bold, daring way |
| groggy adj. | Dazed and sleepy, out of it |
| ornery adj. | Stubborn and disagreeable |
| cunning adj. | Intelligent in a dishonest way |
| premonition n, | a feeling of anticipation, fear, anxiety about a future event |
| quaver(ed) v. | To shake (like from fear or being about to cry) |
| quiver (ing) v. | Shaking with small but fast movement |
| rave v. | To talk wildly, as in craziness or being out of it |
| resignedly adv. | In a hopeless manner/way |
| rueful (ly) adj. (adv) | Feeling, showing, or expressing sadness or pity |
| aloof (ness) adj. (n.) | Being apart or separate from other people and not doing things with them on purpose |
| unceasing (ly) adj. (adv.) | Not stopping, endless, going on forever |
| wince (d) v. | To jump back, or pull away involuntarily, as in pain or shock (like from being hit or cursed at unexpectedly) |
| reformatory n. | A special school for kids who have broken the law |
