| A | B |
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| elixir of life | an imaginary substance thought by medieval alchemists to prolong life indefiantly |
| gripsack | a small bag for holding clothes |
| Green Mountains | mountians in Vermont |
| Wagner | Richard Wagner ; a great german composer who is responsible for the development of the musical drama |
| Thebes | a city-state in ancient Greece |
| Priam | King of Troy during Trojan War |
| Camelot | King Arthur's court was court was located here |
| Medici | powerful family of Florence |
| the Scala | opera house in Milan |
| priggish | excessivley precise |
| camaraderie | warm friendly feelings |
| genuflect | bend at the knee, as in reverence or worship |
| bayou | a sluggish , marshy inlet or outlet of a lake or a river |
| tam | a cap with a wide , round , flat , top ,and sometimes a center pompom |
| David | the second King of Israel , the land of the Hebrews |
