| A | B |
| divulge | to make known; to reveal |
| dunned | to make demand for payment |
| consignees | a person who is in charge of something shipped |
| naively | lacking worldly wisdom, unsophisticated; innocent |
| wrangled | to obtain something by persistent arguing |
| truckle bed | a low bed that can be rolled under a higher bed |
| inflammatory | exciting people to anger or disorder by remarks |
| obdurate | unyielding; stubborn |
| machinations | scheming or crafty action intended to accomplish some evil thing |
| impertinent | to do something not within proper bounds or good taste |
| baize-covered | a coarse woolen fabric napped to imitate felt |
| treason | the attempt to overthrow the government |
| implicit | being without doubt; very clear |
| posterity | for all future generations |
| palsy | uncontrollable movement of the body; shaking |