| A | B |
| to swagger | to boast or show off |
| raucous | loud and rowdy |
| vain | without force or effect; useless |
| to deprive | to take something away from |
| passionately | with strong feelings |
| simultaneously | done at the same time |
| scorn | feeling that someone does not desserve respect; contempt |
| elaborate | detailed or complicated |
| to abandon | to leave or desert |
| haggard | having a wild, worn, tired look |
| purgative | a substance that cleanses |
| detached | uninvolved emotionally |
| flushed | frightened from a hiding place |
| covey | a small group of birds |
| springy | elastic or spongy with water |
| slack | loose; weak |
| characterization | revealing what a character is like |
| dynamic character | a character who changes |
| static character | a character that doesn't change much |
| motivation | why a character does the things he or she does |