| A | B |
| ensure | make sure |
| affair | anything that is happening |
| unfurl | unfold, show |
| verily | really |
| intriguing | interesting |
| contrive | clever design |
| admiral | officer of navy with highest rank |
| enchanting | charming |
| bejeweled | covered with jewels |
| swagger | strut to show off |
| masquerade | costume party |
| centurion | commander of Roman Army |
| renaissance | style of art |
| banquet | feast for special occasion |
| immense | huge |
| centrepiece | special ornament for the center of a table |
| devour | eat like an animal |
| fore | at the beginning or front |
| venue | a place |
| chandeliers | fancy light hanging from the ceiling |
| procure | get with effort |
| conquest | thing that is conquered |
| boastful | bragging |
| don | put on clothing |
| blunder | stupid mistake |
| fateful | determining what is to happen |
| midst | in the middle of |
| utmost | greatest, highest |
| virtues | morals, character |
| espouse | make one's own |
| aghast | struck with horror |
| integrity | honesty |
| deny | say something is not true |
| infer | conclude |
| evidence | proof |
| offence | breaking the law |
| alibi | fact that an accused person was somewhere else when it happened |
| horrendous | horrible |
| countenance | expression |
| initiative | be the one to start something |
| lad | boy |
| flourish | showy display |