| A | B |
|---|
| stoolie--noun | a tattle-tale |
| bolted--verb | a sudden dash or run |
| dastardly--adjective | wicked and cowardly |
| stenographer--noun | person who specializes in taking dictation in shorthand |
| accomplice--noun | a person who helps another in a crime |
| intercede--verb | to mediate |
| baffled--verb | to confuse or bewilder |
| embalmed--verb | to treat a dead body so as to perserve it |
| obituary--noun | a notice of a person's death |
| stupefied--verb | to be astonished |
| pretense--noun | pretending |
| benefactor--noun | a person who provides a gift |
| extravaganza--noun | spectacle |
| abacus--noun | a frame used for counting with beads and sliding on wires |
