| A | B |
| supercilious | coolly proud; snobbish |
| antechamber | a room used as an entrance to another |
| diadem | a tiara or crown |
| dais | a raised platform |
| electrum | a natural pale yellow alloy of gold and silver |
| incarnate | to give bodily or actual form to |
| stilted | not easy and natural |
| inaudible | unheard |
| malicious | done just to be mean |
| amulets | a small object worn as a charm against evil |
| furrows | a narrow grove or wrinkle |
| rapacious | very greedy; predatory |
| inclination | an act or the action of bending or tilting |
| amiably | generally agreeable; having a friendly and pleasant manner |
| winsomely | having a charming or pleasing quality |
| sauntered | to walk along in an idle or leisurely manner |
| visage | an expression of the face |
| renegade | a person who deserts a cause |
| indolently | disliking effort or activity |
| "play both ends agaist the middle" | to try to make two people or groups compete with each other in order to get an advantage for yourself |
| felicitatious | congratulations |
| stammer | stutter |
| pallid | lacking healthy color |