| A | B |
|---|
| fluster | behave in a confused manner |
| bewildered | perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements |
| haughty | having or showing arrogant superiority |
| flummox | be a mystery or bewildering to |
| audacious | disposed to venture or take risks |
| fierce | marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions |
| expedition | an organized group of people undertaking a journey |
| devour | eat greedily |
| prudent | marked by sound judgment |
| reverence | a feeling of profound respect for someone or something |
| scarce | deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand |
| outlandish | conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual |
| replenish | fill something that had previously been emptied |
| solemn | dignified and somber in manner or character |
| venerable | profoundly honored |
| rummage | search haphazardly |
| ingenious | showing inventiveness and skill |
| wretched | very unhappy; full of misery |
| audacious | disposed to venture or take risks |
| foreshadowing | the act of providing vague advance indications |
| envy | feel desirous of another's advantages |
| determined | strongly motivated to succeed |
| vital | urgently needed; absolutely necessary |
| dyslexia | impaired ability to learn to read |
| triumphant | joyful and proud especially because of success |
| vaporize | turn into gas |
| contaminate | make impure |
| distracted | having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety |
| occasional | occurring from time to time |
| convinced | persuaded of; very sure |
| hesitate | pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness |
| obnoxious | causing disapproval or protest |
| ignorance | the lack of knowledge or education |
| mournful | expressing sorrow |
| nauseous | feeling about to vomit |
| smother | envelop completely |
| sarcasm | witty language used to convey insults or scorn |
| anxiety | a vague unpleasant emotion in anticipation of a misfortune |
| hallucination | illusory perception |
| hastily | in a hurried manner |
| swerve | turn sharply; change direction abruptly |
| dissolve | become or cause to become soft or liquid |
| disintegrate | break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity |
| precipice | a very steep cliff |
| plight | a situation from which extrication is difficult |
| appalling | causing shock, dismay, or horror |
| cross | annoyed and irritable |
| enchanted | influenced as by charms or incantations |
| veranda | a porch along the outside of a building |
| setting | the context and environment in which something is situated |
| explain | make plain and comprehensible |
| difference | the quality of being unlike or dissimilar |
| evaluate | estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of |
| plot | devise the sequence of events in |
