| A | B |
|---|
| croquet | a lawn game in which mallets are used to hit wooden balls through wire hoops toward a goal |
| perplexed | puzzled, confused, or uncertain |
| scurry | to move quickly or in a hurried way |
| jaunty | having a light manner; lively and confident |
| remorseful | marked or caused by deep regret |
| predicament | a difficult or dangerous situation with a solution that may be hard to find |
| cowered | to crouch or cringe in fear |
| bravado | a false, exaggerated, or boastful display of courage |
| permit | to allow (someone or something) to go into or be in a place |
| exhilarate | to make very cheerful |
| nuisance | a person or thing that is annoying |
| incredulous | not able to believe something |
| devour | to swallow up or consume as if by eating quickly |
| oblivious | not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware |
| pilfer | to steal, especially trifling amounts or things of small value |
| foolhardy | unreasonably bold or daring |
| reminisce | to recall past experiences, often with fondness or pleasure |
| pandemonium | a place or scene marked by such uproar or chaos |
| sparing | careful or restrained, as in the use of money or goods; frugal, thrifty |
| anxious | feeling worried, nervous, or afraid about something uncertain |
| staunch | unwaveringly firm or loyal |
| ebb | to weaken or become less |
| crucial | very important; deciding the success or failure of something |
| indignant | feeling or showing anger about something considered to be unfair or without value |
| sympathetic | feeling or showing understanding |
