| A | B |
|---|
| blandly | not interesting; dull |
| wry | expressing irony |
| piously | displaying great loyalty to a person or thing |
| populace | the common people; masses |
| borne | carry; support |
| sancuary | a building or room for religious worship |
| holy of holies | most sacred room in a sancuary |
| pretense | a claim usually not supported by facts |
| regency | a period where a person who governs a kingdom when a monarch is not able to |
| insouciance | a lighthearted lack of concern |
| precarious | dangerously lacking in security or steadiness |
| discourse | conversation |
| tatters | a part torn and left hanging |
| reluctance | the act of showing doubt or unwillingness |
| façade | a false or misleading appearance |
| banter | to speak in a friendly but teasing or witty way |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| swindle | dishonest means; cheat |
| smitten | to be influenced or fascinated by some special charm |
| ardent | showing or having warmth of feeling |
| cynical | distrusting of people, especially one who believes that people act only in self-interest |
| gilded | to cover with or as if with a coating of gold |
| desolate | abandoned; lonely |
| cataract | waterfall |
| waning | to draw toward an end |
| roused | to make or become active |
| oppression | a feeling of low spirits |
| wince | to shrink back in pail; flinch |
| trifle | to a small degree; slightly |
| hussy | a disrespectful or mischievous girl |
