| A | B |
|---|
| hearth | the floor of a fireplace |
| mantel | the protruding shelf over a fireplace |
| unflinchingly | without fear |
| acrid | unpleasantly sharp or pungent |
| ignorant | lacking education or knowledge |
| petulance | temper |
| ghastly | shocked |
| remoreseless | extremely weak |
| gentility | being well-mannered |
| prostrate | unyielding; relentless |
| ebbed | to decline or recede |
| furrowed | wrinkled |
| flailing | waving or swinging about vigorously |
| accomplice | someone that has done something wrong |
| custody | care of supervision of |
| wistful | sad; melancholy |
| staunchly | firmly |
| revulsion | a sudden strong change or reaction in feeling |
| verandah | porch or balcony |
| catholic | comprehensive |
| chrome | color |
| swivel | a pivoted support that allows a chair to turn |
| curlicues | twists |
