| A | B |
| gaudy | brilliantly or excessively showy: |
| resources | a source of supply, support, or aid, especially one that can be readily drawn upon when needed |
| allegiance | oyalty or devotion to some person, group, cause, or the like |
| thrifty | economical management; frugal: |
| intolerable | unendurable; insufferable |
| adorn | to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments |
| enact | to make into an act or statute |
| wharf | a structure built on the shore of or projecting into a harbor, stream |
| fastened | to make secure, as an article of dress with buttons, clasps |
| insult | to treat or speak to insolently or with contemptuous rudeness; affront |