| A | B |
|---|
| undeniable | adj. incapable of being denied or disputed |
| threadbare | adj. having the nap worn off so as to lay bare the threads of the warp and woof, as a fabric, garment, |
| abruptly | adj. sudden or unexpected |
| audacity | noun boldness or daring, especially with confident or arrogant disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions. |
| derision | noun ridicule; mockery |
| stifled | verb to suppress, curb, or withhold: |
| vehemently | adj strongly emotional; intense or passionate: |
| ajar | adjective, adverb neither entirely open nor entirely shut; partly open |
| commence | verb to begin; start |
| ominous | adj portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious: |
| tentatively | adj unsure; uncertain; not definite or positive; hesitant: |
| morosely | adj gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood. |
| timidly | adj lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy. |
| brusquely | adj abrupt in manner; blunt; rough: |
| scoff | verb to mock at; deride. |
| mollified | verb to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease. |
| profound | adj penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding: |
| reprehensible | adj deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure; blameworthy. |
| crestfallen | adj dejected; dispirited; discouraged. |
| monotonous | adj lacking in variety; tediously unvarying: |
