| A | B |
|---|
| meagre | Deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; scanty. |
| anecdote | A short account of an interesting or humorous incident. |
| barbary corsair | A fast ship used for piracy |
| rancour | Resentment: a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will. |
| clangorous | Having a loud resonant metallic sound. |
| crestfallen | Dispirited and depressed; dejected. |
| dubiously | doubtful: fraught with uncertainty or doubt |
| portcullis | A grating of iron or wooden bars or slats, suspended in the gateway of a fortified place and lowered to block passage. |
| contemptuously | Without respect; in a disdainful manner. |
| duffer | An incompetent or clumsy person |
