| A | B |
|---|
| hectic | characterized by intense activity, confusion, or haste |
| en masse | in one group or body; all together |
| intricate | having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate |
| flickering | making brief movements or tremors |
| nervously | in an easily agitated or distressed way; in a high-strung or jumpy manner |
| scrutiny | a close, careful examination or study |
| wary | openly distrustful and unwilling to confide |
| eccentric | marked deviation from an established norm; especially used to describe odd or unconventional behavior |
| musings | produsts of contemplation; thoughts |
| indistinct | difficult to understand or make out |
| correlate | to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation |
| grimmer | more and more dismal; gloomier |
| horrific | grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror |
| mutilated | disfigured; irreparably damaged |
| ridiculousness | something deserving or inspiring ridicule; quality or state of being absurd, preposterous, or silly |
| hygiene | conditions and practices that serve to promote or preserve health |
| rippling | making wavelike motion |
| suspicious | having a tendency to suspect; distrustful |
| brow | the projecting upper edge of a steep place |
| tattered | torn and hanging; in shreds |
