| A | B |
| ridicule | words or actions intended to cause laughter or scorn |
| despaired | lost all hope |
| humiliated | lowered the pride, dignity, or self-respect of a person |
| deceitful | intentionally misleading |
| relieve | to free from pain, worry, or distress |
| immigrant | person who leaves one country and settles in another |
| significance | importance |
| fidgeted | moving around nervously |
| estimation | a rough calculation or guess |
| somberly | seriously |
| dismay | loss of confidence or courage |
| cringed | shrink back in fear |
| embarrassment | feeling ill at ease or self-conscious |
| privacy | away from the presence or view of others |
| resign | to give up or quit one's job |
| tradition | a set of customs handed down from generation to generation |
| dignity | poise and self-respect |
| distracted | draw attention away from something |
| mimicked | to copy what another person did |
| wrongdoing | an unethical or immoral act |
| auction | a public sale with goods being sold to the highest bidder |
| etiquette | rules of proper behavior |
| desolate | deserted, barren, dreary |