| A | B |
|---|
| wharves | pier; bank where ships can tie up |
| hovels | open shelter or shed |
| lowed | to utter a deep, low sound like a cow |
| apprentice | a helper learning a trade with no pay |
| snickered | to suppress a laugh in a disrespectful manner |
| parasitic | habitually living at the expense of others |
| annealing | heating or cooling an object |
| ethereal | light, airy, delicate, refined |
| apoplectic | looking as though having a stroke |
| crucible | a container used to heat substances at high temperatures |
| venerable | deserving honor and respect due to great age |
| artisan | a skilled craftsman |
| repousse | method of decorating metal where the design is raised |
| protuberant | bulging or protruding out |
| august | majestic, dignified |
| replica | model, reproduction |
| haggard | looking exhausted or unwell |
| wafting | to move or carry lightly or smoothly through the air |
| sundry | every person; everybody |
| jubilation | a feeling of or expression of joy or great happiness |
| tremolo | varying effects by voice to express emotion |
| skulking | lying or hiding |
| betrothed | engaged to be married |
| little-trod | rarely traveled upon |
| gloating | to look at with great satisfaction |
| dory | a narrow, flat-bottom fishing boat with high, flaring sides |
| aloof | distant in interest of feelings |
| slavishly | lacking originality |
| mundane | common, ordinary, trivial |
| din | a loud noise |
| coopering | making or repairing wooden tubs or casks |
| maimed | impaired, disfigured |
| genial | warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial |
| felon | a deep inflammation on the finger or toe |
| spinet | a small, upright piano or organ |
| florid | bold, showy |
| discomfiture | frustrations of hopes and plans; embarrassment |
| suave | smoothly gracious or polite; agreeable; calm |
| dawdled | to waste time or idle; to move slowly |
| enigmatic | mysterious; puzzling; perplexing |
| careening | to sway or tip to one side while in motion |
| atrophying | decline or decrease from disuse |
| enmity | a feeling or condition of hatred |
| inflammatory | tending to arouse anger; argumentative |
| grievances | a wrong considered as ground for complaint |
| yokels | uneducated people |
| placard | a notice that gives information |
| divulge | to reveal; to disclose; to tell |
| brewing storm | trouble or something stirring up |
| paroxysm | a violent expression of a particular emotion |
| gesticulating | making gestures |
| sedition | rebellion against the government |
| parody | a ridiculous imitation of an event |
| gallows | a structure used for hanging |
| inundated | overwhelmed |
| tethered | fastened or roped up |
| gauging | forming a judgment of something uncertain |
| filching | pilfering or stealing |
| incapacity | lack of ability or force |
| fretted | felt worried or agitated |
| forlorn | suffering extreme want; sad, lonely, or abandoned |
| fidgeted | moved about restlessly |
| respite | a short time of rest or relief |
| sheen | radiance; glossy appearance |
| milling | moving about slowly or in a disorderly fashion |
| chaise | a light, open, two-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage usually with a hood |
| sentries | soldiers stationed at a place to stand guard; guards; look-outs |
| fripperies | cheap, showy finery |
| meager | lacking fullness or richness; lean or sparse; deficient in quality |
| wraiths | apparitions of spirits; ghosts or ghost-like images of something |
| flog | to beat someone with a rod or whip; to thrash |
| glaring | staring angrily or fiercely |
| rigmarole | lengthy, complicated procedure |
| lucid | clear and easily understood |
| milestone | an important event; a significant achievement |
