| A | B |
|---|
| underprivileged | not enjoying the social or economica benefits others have; needy; disadvantaged |
| conformity | acting according to general rules or standards |
| ruefully | regretfully; sorrowfully |
| leery | wary; suspicious |
| taut | not slack; pulled tight |
| contract | to draw together; shrink |
| stupor | state in which the mind and senses are dulled; daze |
| stricken | tortured; agonized; heartbroken |
| delirious | wildly irrational; mentally wandering |
| clad | dressed; wearing |
| idolized | adored; worshipped; blindly admired |
| hearing | an appearance in front of a judge before a trial |
| guardian | protector; one who watches over another |
| liable | likely |
| flinching | withdrawing or shrinking from |
| acquitted | set free after evidence has been considered |
| vacuum | state of emptiness; void |
| veered | shifted from one direction to another |
| welled | gushed up |
| vast | great in size or scope |
