| A | B |
| flounder | to make clumsy attempts to move or regain balance |
| sheepishly | in an embarrassed, timid or meek way |
| monotonous | uttered or sounded in one unvarying tone |
| shunned | to avoid deliberately: keep away from |
| grope | to reach about uncertainly |
| supremacy | supreme or top power or authority |
| divined | having a superhuman or godlike quality |
| perpetual | lasting for eternity; forever |
| remote | far away; distant |
| skulking | to lie in hiding |
| dominant | exercising the most influence or control |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar |
| cunning | having or showing practical wit or skill |
| preeminently | having top rank, importance or talent |
| coveted | to enviously desire something of another's |