| A | B |
| listless: | lacking energy |
| whippersnapper: | insignificant or presumptuous person |
| burly: | strong and muscular |
| revelers: | party animals |
| Hades: | Hell |
| Morgan: | a brand of rum |
| Penatanguishene: | a town on Georgian Bay |
| shindig: | a social gathering with dancing |
| incidental: | occurring by chance or without intention |
| anatomical: | the structure of organisms |
| slathering: | using a great quantity |
| remnant: | still remaining |
| ambience: | mood engendered by a place |
| imbibe: | to assimilate |
| austere: | simple and unadorned |
| speculate: | to be curious or doubtful about |
| demure: | to take exception |
| naive: | lack of worldly wisdom |
| cashed in his chips: | died |
| Orillia | a town in Ontario |
| precept: | a principle intended as a rule of action |
| feat: | an act of skill, endurance or ingenuity |