| A | B |
| Condescending | treating people badly because you think you are better than them |
| Derogatory | mean or disrespectful |
| cliff hanger | a type of narrative or a plot device in which the end is curiously abrupt, so that the main characters are left in a difficult situation, without offering any resolution of conflicts. |
| stanza | a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern |
| mood | a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions |
| Excruciating | very painful The pain can be real pain or it can be a painful or sad feeling |
| Consequences | are like effects |
| perspective | a mental view or prospect |
| Disregard | to ignore or not pay attention |
| Mortified | really embarrassed |
| “exacted much attention” | caused people to look and look |
| pummel | pound, beat |
| ferocity | extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| synthesize | combination of parts to form a whole |
| horrified | to cause to feel horror |
| elegance | of a high grade or quality : SPLENDID |
| A crow (the noun) | a large black bird |
| crow (the verb) | means to make a loud and happy sound |
| frenzy | a wild and excited time |
| frenzied | past tense of frenzy |