| A | B |
| uninflammatory | not likely to cause violence |
| unwieldy | hard to deal with |
| indistinguishable | not clearly different from |
| elicit | draw forth |
| warrenlike | narrow and crowed like a hutch where rabbits are kept |
| bandolier | a belt holding bullets |
| lethality | being lethal or deadly |
| bravado | pretended corage or false confidence |
| ad hoc | for this case only |
| labyrinthine | like the winding, confusing passages in a maze |
| berth | enough space at sea to avoid hitting another ship or the shore |
| skittish | jumpy, easily frightened |
| constitutionals | walks to improve one's health |
| gallantry | great courtesy |
| ambiguous | uncertain, unclear, in doubt |
| elusive | not easily grasped or pinned down |
| chivalry | courteous protection of women |
| demise | death, end |
| improvise | tomake up or do on the spur of the moment |
| clamoring | making a loud, continuous noise |