| A | B |
|---|
| extortionate | exceeding all bounds – as of custom or fairness; extreme; exceeding normal or appropriate bounds |
| artifice | cleverness or skill; ingenuity |
| pervasive | to be present throughout; permeate |
| preliminary(ies) | prior to or preparing for the main matter or action or business |
| tacit | unspoken; implied by or inferred from actions or statements; expressed without words |
| pallor | extreme or unnatural paleness |
| irrepressible | difficult or impossible to control or restrain |
| urchins | mischievous youngsters |
| palpable | tangible; perceptible; detectable |
| lore | knowledge acquired through education or experience; facts or traditions |
| indolently | lazily |
| opaqueness | so obscure as to be unintelligible; not clear (transparent) or able to be seen through (translucent) |
| palatial | magnificent; like a palace |
| affable | courteous and agreeable in conversation; approachable |
| debacle | disaster- failure- ruinous defeat |
| condone | accept - overlook- forgive- disregard |
| droll | humorous - whimsical or odd quality; amusingly odd |
| scruples | hesitation due to ethical considerations or conscience or honor; an uneasy feeling |
| braggart | one who brags or boasts |
