| A | B |
|---|
| renounce (v) | to give up, refuse, resist |
| swaggering (adj) | overbearing self-confidence; conceited |
| insolently (adv) | bodly rude or disrespectful |
| deprived (v) | to withhold something from the enjoyment or possession of a person |
| scornfully (adv) | to reject, or ignore with disrespect |
| solemnly (adv) | done in a serious way |
| institution (n) | a familiar, lon-established person, thing or practice |
| reformation (n) | improvement |
| grim (adj) | harsh; stern and not admitting of compromise |
| warily (adv) | arising from or characterized by caution |
| incredulous (adj) | unbelieving |
| cynical (adj) | distrusting the motives of others |
| awed (v) | showing awe (overwhelming feeling of respect or fear) |
| haggard (adj) | having an exhausted appearance from suffering or exertion or anxiety; worn |
| primly (adv) | stiffly formal and proper |
