| A | B |
|---|
| mimicking | imitating or copying action, speech, etc. |
| radiates | projects or glows with cheerfulness, goodwill, etc. |
| bleak | without hope or encouragement; depressing |
| drawled | spoke with lengthened or drawn-out vowels |
| cocksure | perfectly sure or certain; completely confident in one's own mind |
| recurring | returning again to the mind; occurring again |
| aghast | struck with overwhelming shock or amazement |
| exploits | brilliant or heroic acts or deeds; adventures |
| contemptuously | scornfully; showing or expressing contempt or disdain |
| numbly | without the capability of taking action or feeling emotion |
| faltered | spoke unsteadily; stammered |
| resemblance | similarity of appearance; likeness |
| divert | to distract; to turn away from |
| doggedly | showing persistant effort; inflexibilty; stubbornly; tenaciously |
| mortal | severe; extreme; intense |
| grimacing | making an ugly or contorted facial expression, indicting pain, disapproval, etc. |
| affectionately | warmly; lovingly; fondly |
| superiority | the condition of being superior or better than |
| stifled | suppressed; withheld |
| leery | suspicious; wary |
| contempt | scorn; disgrace; dishonor; disapproval |
| contracted | drew together; shrunk; condensed |
| agony | intense physical or mental suffering |
| hysterics | a fit of uncontrollable laughter or weeping; hysteria |
| bewilderment | a state of confusion or disorientation |
| imploringly | begging urgently or piteously |
| ruefully | regretfully; feeling, showing or expressing sorrow or pity |
| premonition | a forewarning; a feeling of anxiety over a future event |
