| A | B |
|---|
| curtly (adv) | briefly and rudely |
| crestfallen (adj) | dispirited and depressed; dejected |
| glowered (v) | stared angrily |
| sagely (adv) | wise |
| daunting (adj) | discouraging |
| impervious (adj) | it cannot be penetrated or affected |
| bravado (n) | foolhardiness |
| enterprise (n) | an undertaking or business organization; industrious |
| rebuke (v) | to criticize or remrimand sharply |
| sanctity (n) | holiness; inviolability |
| demure (adj) | modest |
| fervor (n) | great intensity of emotion |
| reeking (adj) | sending off a strong odor |
| illusive (adj) | something that is an illusion, not really there |
