| A | B |
|---|
| laggards | people who move slowly or fall behind |
| stragglers | people who wnder away from the rest |
| oppressed | government by cruel or unjust means |
| millennium | a period of 1000 years |
| pathos | a quality that evoks pity, tenderness, and sadness |
| vagrant | an idle wanderer; a tramp |
| sheered(v) | to turn from course |
| discourse | conversation |
| canvassed | to cover a town or city for a vote |
| castoff | something thrown away or abondoned |
| animosity | bad feeling; hatred; disgust for |
| noncommital | not wanting to commit to anything |
| hypercritical | overly critical |
| turmoil | a state of commotion, confusion, or uproar |
| ostentation | something pretentious; excessive display |
| premature | early |
| contentment | a state of satisfaction; happy |
| engaged | set to get married |
| blunder | a foolish, gross, stupid, or careless mistake |
| repent | to make up for a wrong or mistake |
| dodged | to move away from; avoid |
| juvenile | a preteen or adolescent |
| neglected | not taking care of; to give little attention to |
| halted | stopped |
| compressed | tightly squeezed or pushed together |
| infallible | without fault; incapable of error |
| incantations | words chanted for magic spells |
| zenith | highest point or climax |
| malancholy | sad or unhappy |
