| A | B |
|---|
| amble | to walk at a slow, leisurely pace |
| apothecary | an early form of a pharmacist, apothecaries could also prescribe drugs |
| assuage | to lessen or to calm |
| beadle | person who keeps order at a trial |
| corset | a ladies undergarment designed to produce a particular effect on the figure |
| domiciled | to live in a certain place |
| brethren | members of a particular church |
| dictum | a formal statement of principle |
| eaves | the lower edges of a roof which usually project beyond the side of a building |
| foray | go somewhere or do something that is unusual or not normal for you |
| impotent | powerless |
| malevolent | evil |
| Methodists | members of a branch of a Protestant Christian denomination |
| picket | pointed or sharpened pole or stake |
| piety | devotion to religious duties and practices |
| predilection | a preference, or a preferred way of doing something |
| repertoire | a repertoire is all the special skills a person has |
| vapid | boring or uninteresting |
| scold | someone who often finds fault with people or things |
| spittoon | a jarlike container to spit tobacco into |
| strictures | conditions or rules |
| taciturn | almost always silent |
| unsullied | basically untouched or unused |
