| A | B |
|---|
| rueful | expressing sorrow or regret |
| integration | intermixing of people or groups previously segregated |
| sympathized | feel or express sympathy |
| probation | release of an offender from detention, subject to good behavior |
| folk-hero | heroic person or character relating to ordinary people |
| reminiscing | indulging in enjoyable recollection of past events |
| expelled | deprive someone of membership or involvement in a school |
| vengeful | seeking to harm someone in return for a perceived injury |
| stimulant | a substance that raises levels of physiological or nervous activity in the body |
| hostility | hostile behavior, unfriendliness |
| dependent | requiring someone or something for financial, emotional, or other support |
| analyzed | examine methodically and in detail |
| irrational | not logical or reasonable |
| commune | a group of people living together and sharing possessions |
| barren | (of land) too poor to produce much or any vegetation |
| relapse | (of an ill person) suffer deterioration after a period of improvement |
| contorted | twist or bend out of its normal shape |
