| A | B |
| affords | provides; yields |
| colonel | a military rank below general |
| glint | a gleam;flash |
| lurking | hiding or moving about in a secret or sly manner |
| palettes | thin boards used by painters to lay and mix colors on |
| quaint | strange or odd in an interesting way |
| resemblance | similar appearance; likeness |
| embarassment | shame; an uneasy feeling |
| landlord | person who owns a building/land that is rented to others |
| realistic fiction | a made up story that could be true |