| A | B |
|---|
| proprietor | one who owns or has control of something |
| hempen | composed of hemp (an Asian herb with tough fiber sometimes woven into rope) |
| porter | a person who carries burdens and baggage |
| obliquely | neither perpendicular or parallel; usually at a 45 degree angle |
| buttress | a projecting part of a mountain |
| cornice | an overhanging mass of snow, ice or rock usually on a ridge |
| inanimate | not endowed with life or spirit |
| preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity or importance |
| pendulum | a body suspended from a fixed point so as to swing freely to and fro |
| contemptuous | showing lack of respect or despising |
