| A | B |
|---|
| apprehensive | uneasy or fearful about something that might happen |
| avoiding | staying away from |
| bewildering | extremely confusing |
| bleak | without hope or encouragement;depressing;dreary |
| contemptuous | showing disdain, scorn, or dislike |
| defiance | bold resistance to authority or any opposing force |
| dumbfounded | filled with astonishment |
| gallant | courageous, heroic, bold, daring |
| groggy | dazed and weakened, as from lack of sleep |
| ornery | stubborn |
| passionate | marked by intense or strong feeling |
| premonition | a feeling of anticipation or anxiety about a future event |
| quavered | shook tremulously |
| quivering | shaking with a slight but rapid motion |
| rave | to talk wildly, as in delirium |
| resignedly | in a hopeless manner |
| rueful | feeling, showing, or expressing sorrow or pity |
| sassy | rude and disrespectful OR lively and spirited |
| sophisticated | to be less naive and more worldly |
| unceasing | not stopping, endless |
| wince | to shrink or start involuntarily, as in pain or distress |
