| A | B |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| acolyte | one who assists a member of the clergy in a liturgical service by performing minor duties |
| mummers | a performer in a pantomime, one who goes merrymaking in disguise during festivals |
| jeopardy | exposure to or imminence of death, loss, or injury; danger |
| beguiled | to engage the interest of, to give pleasure to especially by distracting the attention from what burdens or distresses |
| complied | to do as required or requested |
| abate | to reduce in degree or intensity |
| revels | to take part in a festival |
| agitated | to disturb, to excite |
| loitering | to remain in an area for no obvious reason |
| mollify | to soothe; appease |
| mazer | a large drinking bowl made of a hard wood |
| hilarity | boisterous and high-spirited merriment or laughter |
| malevolence | having, showing intense or vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| enraptured | to fill with delight |
| rueful | with sympathy or regret |
| luster | a glow; radiance felt inside from a moment in time or activity |
| apprentice | a person learning a trade or art. in return for instruction the apprentice agrees to work for his employer a certain length of time with little or no pay |