| A | B |
|---|
| mottled | spotted; blotched with colors |
| brusquely | shortly, abruptly; ungraciously |
| imperiously | commandingly; arrogantly; dominantly |
| morosely | sullenly; gloomily |
| scourges | causes of widespread or great affliction |
| mollified | soothed; appeased; assuaged |
| pugnacious | combative; truculent; having a belligerent, aggressive nature |
| ominously | menacingly; threateningly |
| derogatory | degrading; disparaging; expressive of a low opinion |
| contorted | twisted into a strange shape or expression |
| bridled | showed hostility or resentment |
| profound | all encompassing; complete |
| scuttled | ran playfully and nimbly; scurried |
| wryly | cleverly, often with ironic or grim humor |
| disarming | displaying no criticism or hostility; ingratiating |
| contemptuously | despising; disrespectfully |
| indignation | anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean |
| crestfallen | humiliated; ashamed |
| consoled | comforted; alleviated the grief |
| earnestly | seriously; intently |
| writhed | turned, twisted, wrenched as if in pain or suffering |
| scudded | moved swiftly as if driven forward |
| scornfully | contemptuously; derisively; with angry rejection |
| belligerently | assertively; with hostility |
| dutifully | with a sense of duty, obligation, or respect |
