| A | B |
| patron | a usual customer |
| duplicity | treachery; trickery |
| pious | devout; extremely religious |
| entrance | cause to go into a trance |
| diminutive | puny; very small |
| gall | sore from rubbing |
| harry | to annoy or harass |
| expedient | practical |
| treachery | betrayal usually of a trust |
| decimate | to wipe out; to destroy a large part of |
| repugnant | offensive |
| disarray | mess; disorder |
| plumb | A weighted line used to mark verticality |
| unassuming | modest; withdrawn |
| aesthetics | the study of beauty |
| flag | to sag, decrease or diminish |
| beleaguered | harassed |
| lassitude | weariness |
| lag | to fall behind |
| innocuous | harmless |
| lackey | a manservant; a servile follower |
| disconcert | to confuse and upset |
| obeisant | courteous |
| largess | generous giving |