| A | B |
|---|
| oblivion | a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion |
| trepidation | a feeling of alarm or dread |
| impudent | improperly forward or bold |
| askance | with suspicion or disapproval |
| affront | treat, mention, or speak to rudely |
| disconcerted | having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion |
| surmise | a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence |
| amiable | disposed to please |
| contemptuously | without respect; in a disdainful manner |
| revulsion | intense aversion |
| effusion | an unrestrained expression of emotion |
| vanity | feelings of excessive pride |
| loathsome | highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust |
| base | having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality |
| repulsion | intense aversion |
| spleen | a feeling of resentful anger |
| bewildered | perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements |
| beseech | ask for or request earnestly |
| repugnance | intense aversion |
| retiring | reluctant to draw attention to yourself |
| coherence | logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts |
| melodramatic | characteristic of acting or a stage performance |
| countenance | the appearance conveyed by a person's face |
| uncouth | lacking refinement or cultivation or taste |
| complacent | contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions |
| ruffian | a cruel and brutal fellow |
| ransack | steal goods; take as spoils |
| inveterate | habitual |
| superciliously | with a sneer; in an uncomplimentary sneering manner |
| jaunty | having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air |
| earnest | characterized by a firm, humorless belief in one's opinions |
| melancholy | grave or even gloomy in character |
| gibe | laugh at with contempt and derision |
| parapet | a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony |
| apathy | an absence of emotion or enthusiasm |
| exempt | freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability |
| haughty | having or showing arrogant superiority to |
| admonition | cautionary advice about something imminent |
| resolutely | showing firm determination or purpose |
| delirium | a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion |
