| A | B |
|---|
| ascertainable | to discover with certainty |
| imprimis | in the first place |
| prudence | Careful management |
| abrogation | To abolish |
| avocations | An activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession |
| blazonry | A coat of arms |
| usurpation | The act of usurping |
| maledictions | The calling down of a curse |
| dun | An importunate demand for payment. |
| execrable | hateful |
| obstreperousness | stubbornly defiant |
| pernicious | Tending to cause death or serious injury |
| potations | The act of drinking. |
| paroxysms | intensification of a disease |
| recondite | Not easily understood |
| sanguine | Of the color of blood |
| hermitage | A rich, full-bodied, usually red wine produced in southeast France. |
| dyspeptic | displaying a morose disposition |
| inveteracy | long established |
| inadvertence | oversight |
| decorous | exhibiting decorum |
| presentiments | A sense that something is about to occur |
| refectory | A room where meals are served |
| dilemma | A situation that requires a choice between options that are or seem equally unfavorable |
| altercation | A vehement quarrel |
| salutary | designed to effect an improvement |
| obtruded | To impose (oneself or one's ideas) on others with undue insistence or without invitation. |
| apparition | A ghostly figure |
| vagrant | A wanderer |
| quiescent | inactive |
| rockaway | A four-wheeled carriage with two seats and a standing top. |
| interment | the act of ritual of burying |
| parapet | A low protective wall or railing |
| deprecating | To express disapproval of |
| diffused | To spread about or scatter; |
| effulgence | A brilliant radiance. |
| interpolated | To insert or introduce between other elements or parts |
| retrospect | A review, survey, or contemplation of things in the past |
| salient | protruding |
