| A | B |
| hapless | unlucky |
| forlorn | sad |
| suppliant | a humbly imploring person |
| supplication | to ask humbly & earnestly |
| dainties | something delicious to eat |
| minstrel | a singer or musician |
| lyre | harp |
| mantle | cloak |
| guilefully | in a sly or devious manner |
| throng | a large crowd |
| bane | the cause of ruin or destruction |
| vagabonds | homeless people or beggars |
| vile | despicable |
| guise | disguise, look |
| demean | to degrade oneself |
| pondering | thinking over |
| revile | to assail with abusive language |
| lamentation | the act of bewailing, announcing one's sadness |
| device | technique or means |
| aloof | distant physically or emotionally |