| entrust | confer a trust upon; put into the care or protection of someone |
| adjacent | near or close to but not necessarily touching; having a common boundary or edge |
| perplexity | trouble or confusion resulting from complexity; being confused, not understanding |
| ingenuous | lacking in sophistication or worldliness; naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated |
| fanatical | marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea |
| isolate | place or set apart; to cut off from others; separate |
| debate | argue with one another; discuss the pros and cons of an issue |
| acquainted | made familiar with; to know someone personally |
| contemporary | a person of nearly the same age as another |
| inconspicuous | not easily seen; subtle; not noticeable |
| peril | a source of danger |
| jubilantly | in a joyous manner; triumphly |
| bedeck | to cover with ornament; to decorate |
| contradict | to express the opposite of, to deny, to be contrary to; be resistant to |
| umbrage | a feeling of anger caused by being offended |
| inaudible | not able to be heard |
| cantankerous | having a difficult and contrary disposition; stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate; irritable |