| A | B |
|---|
| affront | adeliberate insult |
| almshouse | a poorhouse |
| apoplectic | extremely agitated; nearing a stroke |
| baleful | harmful, menacing, vindictive |
| bedight | adorned, bedecked |
| behindhand | not filling an obligation |
| biffins | a variety of red cooking apples |
| brawn | jellied loaf made from parts of the head or feet of a pig |
| daws | crowsl a type of bird |
| declension | a downward slope or bend |
| execrable | deserving to be disliked; of very poor quality |
| factious | causing strife within a group |
| feint | a misleading action |
| furze | another name for an evergreen shrub |
| gratis | free of charge |
| grog | a drink, usually diluted, and made from rum |
| kenned | understood; knew |
| mulled | a heated alcoholic drink with spices |
| odious | offensive |
| opulence | seeming to be abundantly wealthy or rich |
| penitence | a feeling of regret for sins committed |
| petrification | the process of being fossilized; deadened |
| precepts | a guide or rule for morals or actionsl a guideline |
| rail | to complain bitterly |
| scabbard | the covering or holder for a sword or knife |
| sexton | the caretaker in a church or graveyard |
| sheath | a case or covering for a knife or sword |
| sidled | moved in a sneaky or secretive manner |
| tucker | a frill of lace worn around the neck |
| twopence | two pennies |
| whims | impulsive or irrational thoughts |
