| A | B |
|---|
| credulous | ready to believe |
| burly | strongly and heavily built |
| myrrh | a tree resin used for perfum or incense |
| scupper | an opening above the upper deck in the side of a boat through which water drains overboard |
| Heliopolis | "sun city”; home of temples to Atum, god of creation |
| sheathed | covered; encased |
| deceit | trick; deception |
| sinews | solid strength |
| uninviable | highly undesirable |
| guttersnipe | a homeless outcast boy or girl in the streets of a city |
| deben | ring of metal used for weight and trade; like money |
| garrulous | pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| blandishments | to entice or charm by attraction |
| loiter | to remain in an area for no obvious reason |
| unguents | a soothing or healing salve |
| grandeur | magnificence |
| perfunctory | lacking in interest or enthusiasm |
| gaudy | tastelessly ornamented |
| sibilant | a hissing sound |
| garish | disturbingly vivid in color; glaring; flashy |
| gawky | awkward; clumbsy |
| crimson | any of several deep purplish reds |
