| A | B |
|---|
| bunting | patriotic fabric used for decorations |
| prestige | reputation arising from success |
| eloquence | the ability to speak with fluency |
| oratory | the art of speaking in public |
| tedium | weariness; monotony; boredom |
| quavering | shaking; trembling |
| din | a loud, confusing noise |
| scurrying | moving with haste |
| prophesies | foreshadow |
| hollow | meaningless; without significance |
| fiasco | disaster or catastrophe |
| chafed | to become impatient at delay |
| aloofness | quality or state of being distant or cold |
| emancipation | the act or process of setting someone free; freedom |
| nullification | the refusal of US State to aid an enforcement of federal laws |
| blithely | lightheartedly |
| wastrel | spendthrift |
| whim | a sudden wish |
| silhouetted | outline of an object |
| scant | barely sufficient |
