| A | B |
|---|
| arbor | area shaded by trees shrubs or vines |
| arson | the act of setting fire purposely |
| charade | a game of acting out words or sentences |
| clientelle | patrons, group of habitual customers |
| cloister | a place of religious seclusion, home for nuns |
| echelon | a steplike formation of troop planes; a subdivision of something |
| harlot | prostitute, whore |
| legion | Roman military unit of several thousand soldiers |
| litany | responsive prayer or religious service |
| liturgy | worship ceremony |
| manacle | handcuffs, shackles |
| maxim | wise saying, aphorism, proverb; saying utmost wisdom |
| proverb | saying- familiar or wisely accepted truth |
| adage | saying- hints of age; used for a long time |
| dictum | saying- formal authoritive; likely to come from an expert |
| canon | saying- law, body of laws, or principle that is not to be disregarded |
| truism | saying- obvious; too obvious to be impressive |
| aphorism or apothegm | saying- typicallly terse and pithy saying; between authoritive and folksy |
| epigram | saying- likely to be wity but more poetic |
| momento | reminder, warning or souvineer |
| mosaic | inlaid art work, design made from bits of glass or stone set in cement |
| nadir | lowest point; opposite of zenith |
| nirvana | state of blessedness; reunion with Brahma |
| prelate | high ranking churchman |
| pretension | claiming or doing what is not actual |
| promendade | slow or stately walk(gait) |
| sabotage | willful destruction of property especially in strikes of war |
| stipend | wages, salary, regular pay |
| subsistence | support from fees |
| Other RW to stipend | commission, emolument, remuneration (payment, compensation) |
