| A | B |
|---|
| pugnacious | adj.; aggressive or quarrelsome |
| sodden | adj.; saturated with moisture |
| conjectures | noun; guesses or questions |
| mien | noun; disposition; attitude |
| conferred | verb; consulted |
| temerity | noun; audacity; boldness |
| coquetry | noun; flirtatiousness |
| fractious | adj.; troublesome; irritating |
| promontories | noun; areas of land that stick out from the mainland into the sea |
| counterpane | noun; a bedspread |
| menial | adj.; of or relating to servants; |
| ostentatiously | adv; pretentiously or excessively displayed |
| cur | noun; a mixed-breed |
| predecessor | noun; something that comes before something else |
| clamored | verb; demanded noisily; shouted |
| hordes | noun; large groups |
| transients | noun; wanderers; homeless people |
| droves | noun; animals driven or moving in a group |
| homage | noun; showing respect towards someone or something |
| indiscriminate | adj.; not marked by careful distinction |
| defilement | noun; an act or instance of corruption or damage |
| fracas | noun; a rowdy fight |
| profusely | adv.; plentiful; copious |
| peevish | adj.; bad-tempered; irritable |
| fetid | adj.; foul-smelling; stinking |
