| A | B |
|---|
| interminable | unending |
| collateral | property used as a pledge of payment |
| goaded | urge or provoke |
| placid | peaceful; calm |
| feigned | faked; pretended |
| sauntered | a leisurely walk or ramble; stroll |
| banished | to expel; put out |
| morosely | gloomily; sullenly |
| persnickety | overparticular; fussy |
| mussed | a state of disorder or untidiness. |
| lilting | rhythmic swing or cadence |
| despondently | in a hopeless or depressed manner |
| poised | to hold in a ready position |
| lethargically | in a sluggish way |
| emitted | to utter or voice |
| crescendo | a steady increase in force or intensity |
| affirmation | the assertion that something exists or is true |
| traipsing | to walk around aimlessly |
| acrid | sharp or biting to the taste or smell |
| adamant | utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion |
