| A | B |
| cynic | a person who thinks all people are secretly selfish |
| defiance | an unwillingness to obey |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing, especially by a person in power |
| tentative | to be cautious or careful |
| inadvertently | to have done something by accident |
| mundane | not interesting; dull |
| prologue | an introduction before the story |
| comic | something meant to cause laughter |
| emblazoned | displayed in a very noticeable way |
| unanticipated | something unexpected |