| A | B |
| obedient | submissive to the command of authority |
| resolute | firmly determined in purpose |
| etiquette | customs in social, official, or professional life |
| bonbons | a covered candy usually with a creamy center |
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |
| chamber pot | a pot used as a toilet in a bedroom |
| insubordination | unwilling to submit to authority |
| bravado | blustering, swaggering conduct |
| plausible | seemingly worthy of belief |
| persuasive | to move by argument to a belief or course of action |
| revolting | extremely offensive |
| skulked | sneaked along |
| apoplectic | sudden loss of consciousness caused by a rupture of a brain artery |
| peasant | person of low social or cultural status |
| agony | extreme pain of mind or body |
| landmark | a conspicuous object on land that marks a turning point |
| grimaced | facial expression of disgust or disapproval |
| confident | marked by assurance; self-assured |
| callous | hardened in feeling |
| squalor | quality of being filthy or degraded through neglect or poverty |
| decorous | proper and correct |
| ramshackle | rickety and unstable |
| battalion | a large body of troops organized to work together |