| A | B |
| stupor | mental numbness, daze; lessening of sensibility |
| vaguely | not clearly; showing a lack of understanding |
| concussion | injury to the brain or spinal cord due to a blow or fall |
| delirious | wandering in the mind and talking complete nonsense |
| clad | dressed |
| idolized | worshipped; regarded with great adoration |
| cocky | arrogant; conceited |
| remark | comment |
| liable | likely |
| flinching | wincing; recoiling |
| acquitted | declared not guilty |
| composition | short essay written as a school assignment |
| roundabout | polite without being too blunt; indirect |
| corny | stale; unoriginal |
| veered | swerved |
| vast | immense; of a very great area or extent |