| A | B |
|---|
| avaricious | greedy |
| bibulous | inclined to drink |
| betokened | to give evidence of |
| prosaic | dull |
| talisman | an object thought to avert evil nad to bring good luck |
| fusilade | a number of shots fired in a series |
| credulity | a belief based upon uncertain evidence |
| dubiously | doubtful |
| maligned | to speak evil of |
| enthralled | to hold spell bound |
| presumptuous | overstepping ones bounds |
| fakirs | a Hindu wonder worker |
| radical | a considerable departure from the usual |
| peril | exposure to the risk of injury |
| provoked | to incite to anger |
| placidly | free of interuption or disturance |
| torrent | a violent stream of liquid |
| rubicund | to be red |
| visage | the apperence of a person |
| proffered | to tender or offer |
