| A | B |
|---|
| flogged | hit; spanked |
| expelled | to be sent out of something; excluded |
| barracks | a place where military personnel live |
| superficial | shallow; without depth |
| sentries | guards at the entrance of a place |
| titter | to laugh quietly |
| manner | way of acting |
| deceptively | to do something in a sneaky, dishonest way |
| massacre | killing, on a large scale |
| guile | purposeful dishonesty or cruelty |
| truculent | defiant and aggressive |
| beseechnigly | to beg for something |
| impudent | rude and insolent |
| scowled | to frown or look displeased |
| disdainfully | to do something with extreme disgust or contempt |
| "venerable pile" | an old, well-established, honored school |
| "quad" | an open grassy area in the middle of school buildings, often in the shape of a square |
| "lines" | writing lines of text, as a punishment |
| "point-blank question" | a simple, direct question |
| "grand chaps" | good men or boys |
| "booze" | a slang word for alcohol |
| "go to the pawn" | to sell something of value to obtain money quickly |
| "Purgatory" | a place where, Catholics believe, souls stay, if they do not go to heaven or hell |
| "Paradise" | heaven |
| "sucked up" | to flatter or be nice to someone in order to gain something for yourself |
| "parish priest" | a Christian priest from a certain district or area |
| "Mass" | the name of a Christian religious service |
| "mind yourself" | be careful; watch what you are doing |
| "shaping" | showing off; boasting |
| "shilling" | a British/Irish coin |
