| A | B |
|---|
| underprivileged | disadvantaged socially and economically |
| conformity | conforming to certain rules or standards |
| rueful | regretful, sorrowful |
| leery | wary; suspicious |
| taut | pulled tight |
| contract | shrink; draw together |
| stupor | daze; a state in which the mind and senses are dulled |
| stricken | strongly affected |
| delirious | wildly irrational; mentallly wandering |
| clad | dressed |
| idolized | adored; worshiped; blindly admired |
| hearing | an appearance in front of a judge before a trial |
| guardian | protector |
| liable | legally responsible; susceptible to; likely |
| flinching | winthdrawing away from |
| acquitted | set free after evidence has been considered |
| vacuum | state of emptiness |
| veered | changed direction |
| welled | gushed up |
| vast | great size or scope |
