| A | B |
|---|
| epoch | a period marked by distinctive character |
| incredulity | doubt about the truth of something |
| superlative | the superlative form of an adjective |
| revelation | striking disclosure |
| concede | admit |
| prophetic | foretelling events |
| herald | announce or proclaim |
| sublime | inspiring awe |
| congress | a meeting of elected or appointed representatives |
| trident | a spear with three prongs |
| pincer | a hand tool consisting for holding |
| tiller | someone who tills land (prepares the soil for the planting of crops) |
| adjacent | near or close to but not necessarily touching |
| bespattered | spattered or spotted with dirt or filth |
| rustic | characteristic of the fields or country |
| mire | a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot |
| tumbril | a farm dumpcart for carrying dung |
| upholsterer | a craftsman who upholsters furniture |
| potentate | a ruler who is unconstrained by law |
| despoil | destroy and strip of its possession |
| retinue | the group following and attending to some important person |
| gaol | jail |
| turnkey | someone who guards prisoners |
| blunderbuss | a short musket of wide bore with a flared muzzle |
| musketeer | a foot soldier armed with a musket |
| contraband | goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law |
| requisition | an authoritative or formal demand |
| pilferer | a thief who steals without using violence |
| environed | surrounded |
| unheeded | disregarded |
| myriad | a large indefinite number |
