1.
abruptly: 
suddenly
2.
aghast: 
amazed, stupefied, shocked
3.
aimlessly: 
without direction, without purpose
4.
apprehensive: 
afraid, suspicious
5.
asset: 
a useful or valuable quality
6.
bewildering: 
confusing, perplexing
7.
bootlegging: 
selling alcohol where not legally available
8.
complicated: 
involved, complex
9.
contemptuous: 
scornful, insolent
10.
content: 
satisfied
11.
conviction: 
strong belief
12.
cowlick: 
tuft of hair growing in a different direction
13.
debating: 
deciding
14.
delirious: 
confusion, disordered speech, hallucinations
15.
desperate: 
driven to take any risk
16.
elite: 
a select body, the best
17.
eluded: 
avoided, escaped
18.
exploits: 
heroic acts, adventures
19.
groggy: 
not fully awake
20.
imploringly: 
in a pleading, begging manner; beseechingly
21.
incredulous: 
unbelieving
22.
indignant: 
angered at something unjust or wrong
23.
inhalation: 
to breathe into the lungs
24.
leery: 
wary, suspicious
25.
lone: 
alone, solitary
26.
madras: 
plaid, cotton material
27.
mimic: 
imitate, ridicule
28.
nonchalant: 
unconcerned or indifferent
29.
pity: compassion for suffering
30.
premonition: 
an early warning about a future event
31.
rarely: 
infrequently
32.
recurring: 
occurring again and again
33.
reluctantly: 
unwillingly; disinclined
34.
resemblance: 
likeness, similarity
35.
ruefully: 
regretfully, sorrowfully
36.
sarcasm: 
saying something and meaning the exact opposite; verbal irony
37.
sophisticated: 
cultured, worldly
38.
stupor: 
senses are deadened
39.
sullenly: 
gloomily, somber
40.
to acquit: 
to have declared officially that somebody is not guilty of a charge or an accusation
41.
to deny: 
to declare untrue; to contradict
42.
to flinch: 
to betray fear, pain, or surprise with an involuntary gesture
43.
to gorge: 
to swallow with greediness
44.
to grasp: 
to understand
45.
to quiver: 
to tremble, to shake
46.
to resign: 
to give up, or to accept the future
47.
to slouch: 
to sit or stand in a lazy way
48.
to veer: 
to swerve, to turn aside from a course or direction
49.
to wince: 
to shrink back as from pain
50.
unceasingly: 
continually
51.
vital: 
necessary or essential to life
