| A | B |
| vulnerable | (adj.) weak; capable of being wounded |
| subdued | (v) calm; to bring under control |
| placidly | (adv) tranquil, serene, calm |
| raucous | (adj) boisterously; disorderly |
| morass | (n) something that entangles, impeded or confuses; swamp |
| piteous | (adj) arousing pity or sympathy |
| belligerent | (adj) challenging; waging war; combative |
| judiciously | (adv) sensible, in a wise manner |
| flounced | (v) to move with exaggerated jerky or bouncy motions; to go with sudden determination |
| antagonistic | (adj) active opposition or hostility |
| paltry | (adj) mean, despicable; trivial, measley |
| peremptory | (adj) barring a right of action or delay |
| prodigious | (adj) exciting wonder; enormous |
| dilapidated | (adj) fallen into partial ruin or decay |
| supine | (adj) lying on the back or with face upward; sluggish |
| gamboled | (v) to skip about in play |