| A | B | 
| sultry | hot and humid | 
| bachelor | an unmarried man | 
| fatuously | in a foolish way | 
| diversion | something that draws attention to a different course, direction, or action | 
| resolute | fixed in purpose | 
| listlessly | without interest; spiritlessly | 
| petulantly | impatiently | 
| novelty | something new and unusual | 
| pinafore | an apron-like garment worn over a dress | 
| ferocity | fierceness; the state of being savage | 
| dissentient | differing from the majority | 
| procession | the act of moving along or forward; a group moving in an orderly line |