| A | B |
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| placidly | adv.– pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed |
| amiably | adv. – having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities. |
| desirous | adj. – having or characterized by desire; desiring |
| condoled | v.t. – to express sympathy with a person who is suffering sorrow, misfortune, or grief (usually fol. by with) |
| rubicund | adj. – red or reddish; ruddy |
| proffered | v.t. – to put before a person for acceptance; offer. |
| doughty | adj. – steadfastly courageous and resolute; valiant |
| fakir | n. – a Muslim or Hindu religious person or monk commonly considered a wonder- worker. |
| jarred | v.i. – to have a harshly unpleasant or perturbing effect on one's nerves, feelings, thoughts, etc. |
| presumptuous | adj. – unwarrantedly or impertinently bold; forward |
| fancy | n. – a caprice; whim; vagary |
| doggedly | adv. – persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious |
| talisman | n. – anything whose presence exercises a remarkable or powerful influence on human feelings or actions. (good luck charm) |
| enthralled | v.t. – to captivate or charm |
| maligned | v.t. – to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame |
| antimacassar | n. – a small covering, usually ornamental, placed on the backs and arms of upholstered furniture to prevent wear or soiling; a tidy. |
| dubiously | adv. – of doubtful quality or propriety; questionable |
| shamefacedly | adv. – 1) modest or bashful, 2) showing shame |
| credulity | n. – willingness to believe or trust too readily, esp. without proper or adequate evidence; gullibility |
| marred | v.t. – to damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect, attractive, useful, etc. |
| ill-gotten | adj. – acquired by dishonest, improper, or evil means |
| prosaic | adj. – commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative |
| betake | v.t. – to give evidence of |
| frivolous | adj. – characterized by lack of seriousness or sense |
| attribute | v.t. – to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually fol. by to) |
| coincidence | n. – a striking occurrence of two or more events at one time apparently by mere chance |
| avaricious | adj. – characterized by greed; covetous |
| disown | v.t. – to refuse to acknowledge as belonging or pertaining to oneself |
| scurrying | v.i. – to go or move quickly or in haste. |
| at the expense of | n. – at the sacrifice of; to the detriment of |
| bibulous | adj. – fond of or addicted to drinking. |
| apparel | n. – clothing, esp. outerwear; garments; attire; |
| broach | to mention or suggest for the first time |
| resignation | n. – an accepting, unresisting attitude, state, etc.; submission; acquiescence |
| apathy | n. – absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement. |
| shudderingly | adv. – trembling or quivering with fear, dread, cold, etc. |
| scarcely | adv. – barely; hardly; not quite |
| audible | adj. – capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard; actually heard. |
| resounded | adj. – uttered loudly |
| appealingly | adv. – evoking or attracting interest, desire, curiosity, sympathy, or the like; attractive. |
| fusillade | n. – a general discharge or outpouring of anything |
| reverberated | v.i. – to reecho or resound |
| blinds | n. - curtains |
| fate | n. - destiny, future |
| juggler | n. - a performer who tosses things in the air |
| Major | n. - a high ranking military officer |
| parlour | n. - living room |
| sensible | adj. - wise |
| spell | n. - words used in a magical incantation |
| tumblers | n. - short drinking glasses with straight sides and no handles |
