| A | B |
|---|
| pretext | a false excuse. |
| tactics | carefully planned strategy. |
| publican | pub owner or tax collector. |
| manifestly | clearly or obviously. |
| ratified | to accept. |
| conjured | call to mind, to make something appear. |
| unintelligible | impossible to understand |
| aloof | not friendly; cool and distant. |
| contemplating | to look at or think about intently. |
| procured | to get something with care and effort. |
| indifferent | having no interest. |
| eloquence | fluent or persuasive writing or speaking. |
| sordid | dirty, seedy, seamy, filthy, foul. |
| dismayed | cause someone to feel distress. |
| articulate | speak well, fluent. |
| disinterred | dig up something that has been buried. |
| blithely | happy or joyous. |
| superintendence | to oversee. |
| intermediary | middleman, go between. |
| solicitor | someone who wants your business. |
| repose | temporary rest. |
| indignation | anger caused by something that is thought to be unfair. |
| accord | to agree, mutual agreement. |
| malignity | tending to be evil. |
| ignominious | deserving or causing public disgrace. |
