1. Brian’s Song vocab words

2. Enigmatic Mysterious; like a riddle “Sayers in his early twenties, his handsome face normally enigmatic, guarded.”

3. Saunter Stroll, walk in an unhurried way

4. dour Gloomy, sullen

5. insolent Boldly disrespectful

6. surly Bad-tempered, rude, hostile

7. reluctance Unwillingness

8. impassive Not showing emotion

9. pivots Rotates; turns around as if on an axis

10. disheartened Discouraged

11. stoic Not showing or complaining about pain. Stoics were philosophers of ancient Greece who tried not to let pleasure or pain affect them.

12. Part two

13. Exuberantly With high spirits “The first person to him is Gale, slapping him exuberantly on the back as they move with their teammates toward a bench.”

14. Respiration Breathing “Gale’s respiration is swiftly slowing down, approaching normal.”

15. Somber Serious

16. Enervated Exhausted; weakened

17. facade Literally, the front part of a building; here, a “front” put up to hide real feelings. “At first, both men seem quite normal, but it’s a façade and one that’s eroded with each passing second.”

18. eroded Worn away.

19. exasperated Fed up. “She shakes her head exasperated and loving them all very much.”

20. stamina Endurance; ability to resist fatigue

21. Uncomprehendingly Without understanding

22. pallid Pale