| A | B |
|---|
| orphan | a child whose parents are dead |
| godmother | a woman who acts as a child's parent |
| proud | thinking too highly of oneself |
| peasant | relating to a poor farm worker |
| hollow | false or meaningless |
| manioc | the root of a tropical plant, used in making pudding |
| pallet | a narrow, hard mattress |
| riddance | removal of something unwanted |
| glided | covered with a layer of gold |
| agoutis | rodents that dig in the ground |
| elegant | marked by good taste; graceful |
| shift | a loose-fitting dress |
| chaperone | to go with a young woman when she is out in public with a young man |
| crossly | in a grumpy or grouchy way |
| commotion | noisy activity |
| charged | directed or ordered |
| hesitation | doubt or delay |
