| A | B |
|---|
| tone | the writer's attitude toward a subject |
| hydrant | a discharge pipe with a valve and a spout |
| allege | to assert; affirm; state without proof |
| abruptly | in a manner that produces a sudden ending |
| appease | a state of peace or quiet; to satisfy |
| discern | to appeal with the eyes or intellect; detect |
| kindness | the state of being kind, caring, generous, forgiving, nice |
| extricate | to free from or remove from an entnglement or difficulty |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| impecunious | lacking money; penniless |
| inseparable | impossible to part |
| lenient | not strict or harsh |
| optimistic | anticipating the best |
| pessimism | a tendency to stress the negative or unfavorable |
| recluse | a person who withdraws from the world to live in seclusion |
| stable | unchanging; permanent |
| talisman | something thought to have magic power or to act as a lucky charm |
| lugubrious | mournful, dismal, gloomy. sorrowful |
| obsolete | no longer in use |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
