| A | B |
|---|
| trifles | n. unimportant matters |
| pleating | v. folding back and forth |
| gallantry | n. polite, refined behavior to women |
| evoked | v. elicited; called forth |
| abashed | adj. embarrassed; ill at ease |
| reproach | v. blame or accuse; rebuke |
| preoccupied | v. used as adj. absorbed in one's own thoughts |
| covert | adj. hidden; concealed |
| scoffingly | adv. with mocking contempt |
| facetiously | adv. jokingly |
