| A | B |
|---|
| alleged | asserted without proof |
| condescended | assumed an air of superiority |
| taciturn | disinclined to talk |
| contentious | belligerent; argumentative |
| contemptuous | scornful; disposing; disdainful |
| cootie | slang for head or body louse |
| flivver | a small cheap automobile |
| vapid | not lively; without spirit |
| foray | a quick raid or sudden attack |
| mortifying | shameful; embarrassing |
| arbitrated | decided; determined |
| prediliction | preference- a predisposition in favor of |
| smilax | twining greenhouse plants |
| auspicious | favorable |
| Gothic | medieval; uncouth; barbarous |
| repertoire | a list of piece or parts that a person or company is prepared to perform |
| scuppernongs | yellowish-green plum flavored grapes |
| disapprobation | the act or stateof being disapproved; condemnation |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome; quarrelsome; irritable |
| illicitly | unlawfully; without permission |
| entailment | theinheritance to the owner's linear descendants; the restriction of property by limiting |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill-will, spite or hatred |
| vexations | irritations; annoyances |
| culprit | one accused or guilty of a crime or misconduct |
| indigenous | native to a particular region; inborn; innate |
