| Term | Definition |
| sobriety | moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or drugs NOUN |
| plaintively | in a way that sounds sad and mournful ADVERB |
| misgiving | doubt about someone's honesty NOUN |
| weary | get tired of something or somebody VERB |
| spoiled | having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or over solicitous attention ADJECTIVE |
| ludicrous | completely lacking in wisdom or good sense ADJECTIVE |
| melodrama | n. A drama with a romantic story or plot and sensational situation and incidents. NOUN |
| nonplussed | (adj.) puzzled, not knowing what to do, at a loss (syn- perplexed, baffled, stumped, flabbergasted) ADJECTIVE |