| A | B |
| shield | flat piece of armor |
| sorcerer | an enchanted person with magical powers |
| repulsive | causing strong dislike or aversion |
| quiver | tremble, shiver |
| schemes | plans or plots |
| eerie | causing an uneasy feeling, wierd |
| stammered | stuttered, to speak with pauses |
| mere | nothing more than |
| centaur | a monster that had the head, arms and chest of a man and the body and legs of a horse |
| delicious | tasting or smelling very good |
| ventured | a task or activity that is risky or dangerous |
| vermin | fleas, ticks, rats or mice |
| cinema | a motion picture theatre |
| solemn | very serious |
| mysterious | very hard to explain or understand |
| reckoned | to think or assume |
| gloating | to think about something with selfish or spiteful satisfaction |