| A | B |
|---|
| barbaric | cruel or extremely brutal |
| progressiveness | the state of continuing to develop and advance |
| bland | tasteless;boring |
| genial | friendly; kind |
| valor | bravery |
| exuberant | a state of high excitement |
| asserted | to state something; to insist on one's rights |
| doleful | sad |
| subordinate | something of lesser importance |
| choristers | singers |
| institution | important organization |
| florid | overly decorative |
| fervent | showing passionate enthusiasm |
| imperious | arrogant |
| aesthetic | pleasing in appearance |
| perception | what someone thinks or believes |
| grievous | very serious |
| reveries | daydreams |
| "Latin neighbours" (Stockton 1) | a reference to Ancient Romans |
| poetic justice | a situation in which somebody meets a fate that seems a fitting punishment or, less often, a fitting reward for his or her past actions |
