| A | B |
|---|
| placid | tranquil; calm |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm |
| misgiving | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| garish | too bright or gaudy |
| scullery | a room next to the kitchen where pots and pans are washed and stored |
| bleak | lacking in warmth, life or kindliness |
| recounted | told in detail; narrated |
| sullen | Gloomy; dismal |
| furtively | Stealthily, so as to avoid being heard |
| imperative | absolutely necessary; urgent |
| reconnaissance | exploratory in nature, as when examining or observing to seek information |
| fretful | Irritable and discontented |
