| A | B |
| quagmire | mire: a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot |
| conciliatory | compromising: making or willing to make concessions |
| reticence | reserve: the trait of being uncommunicative |
| disrepute | the state of being held in low esteem |
| misapprehension | mistake: an understanding of something that is not correct |
| shandrydan | a two-wheeled cart or chaise, esp one with a hood |
| charabanc | bus: a vehicle carrying many passenger |
| rigmarole | a set of confused and meaningless statements |
| brougham | a light carriage; pulled by a single horse |
| superfluous | serving no useful purpose |