| A | B |
|---|
| perturbation | activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption |
| taper | stick of wax with a wick in the middle |
| guise | an artful or simulated semblance |
| accustomed | commonly used or practiced; usual |
| mar | destroy or injure severely |
| gentry | the most powerful members of a society |
| upbraid | express criticism towards |
| epicure | a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment |
| sere | having lost all moisture |
| stead | the place properly occupied or served by another |
| minister | attend to the wants and needs of others |
| raze | tear down so as to make flat with the ground |
| antidote | a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison |
| perilous | fraught with danger |
| physic | a purging medicine |
| pristine | completely free from dirt or contamination |
| scour | clean with hard rubbing |
| bane | something causing misery or death |
| hew | strike with an axe; cut down, strike |
| bough | any of the larger branches of a tree |
| host | archaic terms for army |
| err | make a mistake |
| censure | harsh criticism or disapproval |
| industrious | characterized by hard work and perseverance |
| arbitrate | act between parties with a view to reconciling differences |
| treatise | a formal text that treats a particular topic systematically |
| petty | small and of little importance |
| strut | walk in a proud, confident way |
| tarry | stay longer than you should |
| wrack | the destruction or collapse of something |
| clamorous | conspicuously and offensively loud |
| abhor | find repugnant |
| crest | in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet |
| cow | subdue or overcome by affecting with fear or awe |
| palter | be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead |
| rabble | the common people or lower classes |
| prowess | a superior skill learned by study and practice |
| usurper | one who wrongfully seizes and holds the place of another |
| salutation | an act of honor or courteous recognition |
| reckon | take account of |
