| A | B |
|---|
| voodoo | a charm believe to contain magic |
| umbrfage | a feeling of anger caused by being offended |
| altercation | noisy quarrel |
| barnacles | ocean dwelling life forms |
| habilments | clothing, dress, attire |
| haughty | disdainful |
| petticoat | half-slip |
| qualm | uneasiness about the fitness of an action |
| Shadrach | one of the three captives who came out of the fiery furnace unscathed |
| caste | a rigid class system |
| formidable | inspiring fear |
| incestuousness | relating to incest |
| incest | a major taboo |
| preface | foreword, introduction |
| prerogative | a privilege earned merely by being born a noble |
| sluggish | dull and slow |
| tactful | showing sensitivity |
| allergic | hypersensitive |
| antagonize | annoy |
| bestow | an honour that is granted with ceremony |
| carnal knowledge | illegal sex |
| infallible | incapable of failure or error |
| negligee | nightgown |
| penetentiary | a prison for long term offenders |
| pensive | thoughtful |
| rape | sexual assault |
| resignation | acceptance of despair |
| traitor | a person who betrays his country |
| acquiescence | assent |
| begrudge | allow unwillingly |
| detractor | someone who expresses a negative opinion |
| be discreet | don't kiss your girlfriend in front of her father |
| ecclesiastical | associated with a church |
| facade | a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant |
| futility | actions have no result |
| Henry W. Grady | journalist |
| privy | let in on a secret |
| succinct | a composition delivering the gist and nothing more |
| sullen | moody |
| uncouth | coarse, common, vulgar |
