| A | B |
|---|
| solemn | (adj.) serious or thoughtful in manner |
| disgruntled | (adj.) in bad humor |
| horde | (n.) great amount |
| lolling | (v.) move in a lazy way |
| dither | (adj.) state of nervous agitation |
| reticule | (n.) a woman's drawstring bag or purse |
| town crier | (n.) a person employed to walk the town ringing a bell and spreading news |
| curtsy | (n.) a gesture of respect made by bending the knees with one foot forward |
| marquee | (n.) large open-sided tent |
| contentious | (adj.) argumentative |
| profusely | (adv.) plentiful, abundant |
| folderol | (adj.) nonsense |
| furlough | (n.) leave of absence for a soldier |
| talisman | (n.) object that is supposed to have magical power |
