| A | B |
|---|
| imperiously | in a way that assumes power |
| morosely | in a depressed or ill-humored way |
| dejectedly | sadly; in a defeated way |
| enthnographer | one who lives among members of a particular society in order to study their culture |
| pugnacious | eager or quick to fight or argue |
| mollified | pacified; reassured; comforted |
| ominously | in a threatening way; foreshadowing bad things to come |
| stark | sheer, utter, downright, complete |
| precarious | unsafe, unstable, insecure, uncertain |
| invariably | not changing |
| prodigal | wasteful; one who leaves home and returns wiser |
| impresario | an organizer or manager particularly in the entertainment industry |
| shlocky | inferior |
| paean | song of praise, joy, or triumph |
| archetypal | having the qualities of the original model or first form |
| feckless | ineffective; incompetent |
| implausible | unbelievable; incredible |
| dramatic irony | irony in which the reader knows something a character does not |
| situational irony | irony in which the unexpected happens |
| verbal irony | irony occurring when the opposite of what is said is meant |
