| A | B |
| elective | an optional academic course or subject |
| scowl | to look angry by drawing th e eyebrows together and frowning |
| quiver | to shake with a slight rapid movement |
| ferocity | extreme fierceness; intensity |
| conviction | a strong belief;assuredness |
| linger | to continue to stay; delay leaving |
| trudge | to walk heavily;plod |
| portly | stout or overweight |
| bluff | to mislead or deceive;to fake |
| sheepishly | with a bashful or embarrassed look |
| frail | delicate;weak and fragile |
| suede | leather with a soft fuzzy surface |
| presentable | fit to be seen by people |
| mistrust | to have no confidence in |
| barren | empty;deserted |
| revive | to become conscious;wake up |
| cower | to crouch or shrink down in fear |
| consolation | something that comforts |
| cunningly | in a clever way that is meant to trick or deceive |
| scuttle | to run quickly with hurried movements |
| genial | pleasant;friendly |
| repress | to hold something back |
| insatiable | impoosible to satisfy |
| ambiguous | can be understood in more than one way |
| impertinent | not having food manners;rude |
| barrage | a rapid heavy attack |
| pensively | in a way that suggests deep thought |
| perpetual | continual;unending |
| unbridled | lacking in restraint or control |
| improvise | to speak or perform without preperation |
| dispel | to scatter;get rid of |
| feint | to make pretended attack in order to draw attention away from one's real purpose or target |
| bedlam | a noisy confusion |
| evading | avoiding;escaping |
| game | ready and willing to proceed |