| A | B |
| leisure | free time from work or responsibilities |
| bemused | preoccupied, confused, or lost in thought |
| tapesty | heavy woven cloth used as a wall hanging |
| joviality | cheerfulness |
| twinge | a slight mental, emotional or physical pain |
| neurotic | affected with a slight mental illness |
| persecuted | being persistently bothered or harassed |
| bouquet | a small cluster or arrangement of flowers |
| neuroses | minor mental illness |
| exquisite | having a beautiful or intricate design |
| thatched | roofing made of plant stalks or foliage |
| contraption | a mechanical device or gadget |
| saliva | spit-a watery mixture from salivary and oral mucous glands |
| crystalline | related to or made of crystals |
| upholstery | fabric, stuffing and other materials used in upholstering |
| instinctively | actions prompted by instincts, not rational thought |
| appalled | to be filled with shock or dismay |
| telepathic | commuication between two minds without using known sensory channels |
| abstractedly | lost in thought or preoccupied |
| hysterics | a fit of uncontrollable laughing or crying |
| interperse | to insertt at intervals among other things |
| conjuring | to summon by magic or sorcery |
| perspire | to sweat |
| pelts | skin of a fur bearing animal |
| sedatives | medication intended to calm or induce sleep |
| insufferable | impossible to be endured or borne |
| emanations | something sent forth from a source, as light from a lamp |
| televise | broadcast by television |
| jaunt | a short trip for pleasure |
| sod | the ground, especially when covered by grass |