| A | B |
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| argosy | noun: one or more large merchant ships |
| reverence | a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration |
| mirth | amusement or laughter: He was unable to conceal his mirth. |
| alabaster | n) an almost transparent white stone, often used for making decorative objects |
| peevish | adjective: easily irritated or annoyed |
| prodigal | adj)wasteful with money; tending to spend large amounts without thinking of the future There have been rumours that he has been prodigal with company funds. |
| virtue | noun: the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong |
| presage | noun: a foreboding about what is about to happen forshadowing |
| surfeit | –adjective wastefully or recklessly extravagant: prodigal expenditure. |
| superfluity | n) abundence The new director has said that there is a superfluity of staff in the organization, and that cuts must be made. |
| competency | noun: the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually |
| throstle | noun: a spinning machine formerly used to twist and wind fibers of cotton or wool continuously |
| ducat | noun: formerly a gold coin of various European countries |
| imputation | v) to say that someone is responsible for something that has happened, or that something is the cause of something else: They imputed the error to the lawyer who was handling her case. |
| usance | noun: the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange) |
