| A | B |
| lavish | to expend or give in great amount or without limit |
| prosperous | flourishing; successful; well-to-do or well off |
| trifles | an article or thing of very little value; a matter of trivial importance or significance |
| peerless | having no equal; matchless; unrivaled |
| chalice | a drinking cup or goblet |
| undaunted | undiminished in courage or valor; not giving way to fear |
| augment | to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase |
| incarnadine | blood-red; crimson |
| requited | to make retaliation for (a wrong, injury, etc.); avenge |
| frailties | moral weakness; liability to yield to temptation |
| predecessor | a person who precedes another in an office, position, etc. |
| rancor | bitter, hatred; malice |
| utterance | manner of speaking; power of speaking; vocal expression |
| liege | a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service; loyal; faithful |
| assailable | to attack vigorously or violently; assault; to attack with arguments, abuse, criticism |
| eminence | high station, rank or repute |
| disposition | the predominant or prevailing tendency of one's spirits; natural mental and emotional outlook or mood |
| contriver | to plan with ingenuity; devise; invent; to bring about or effect by a plan, scheme, or the like |
| cauldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| diminutive | a small thing or person; small; little; tiny |