| A | B |
| affords | gives as an effect or a result; provides; yields |
| colonel | a miltary rank below general |
| glint | a gleam; flash |
| lurking | hiding or moving about in a secret and sly manner |
| palettes | thin boards, usually oval or oblong, with a thumb hole at one end, used by painters to lay and mix colors on |
| quaint | strange or odd in an interesting, pleasing, or amusing way. |
| resemblance | similar appearance; likeness |
| embarassment | shame; an uneasy feeling |
| landlord | person who owns buildings or land that is rented to others |
| character | is clues of how a person will be in a story |
| theme | is the underlying meaning of a story. |