| A | B |
| reveille | a signal to get out of bed |
| imperturbable | unshakably calm |
| ingenuous | openly straightforward, or frank |
| dispensary | an office that dispenses medicines or medical aid. infirmary |
| patronymic | a name deprieved from one's father |
| amalgamate | to combine into a unified whole |
| hussar | one of the light calvary of european armies |
| troika | a russian carriage drawn by horses |
| lath | thin strip of wood, nailed to framing support |
| scaffolding | raised wooen platform providing support |
| peremptory | putting an end to all debate |
| kasha | porridge made from crushed buckwheat |
| swarthy | having a dark complexion |
| cadge | get by begging |
| kulak | a prosperous landed peasant in czarist Russia |
| derisive | mocking; jeering |
| cordon | a line of people stationed around an are to enclose or guard it |
| famished | extremely hungry |
| parched | dried to extremity |
| indelible | imposible to erase |