| A | B |
|---|
| prenominate | previously mentioned; named beforehand |
| perusal | examination; scrutiny; inspection |
| impotence | the quality or state of being powerless or ineffective |
| prescripts | prescribed as a rule |
| paragon | a model of excellence or perfection |
| quintessence | the essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form |
| Lenten | meager; abstemious |
| gratis | without charge or recompense; free |
| affectation | speech or conduct not natural to oneself; an adopted mannerism |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean and petty about spending or giving; stingy; miserly |
| contumely | harsh language or treatment arising from haughtiness and contempt; derisive remark |
| knavish | dishonest; roguish; mischievous |
| keen | sharp; acute |
| visage | face; countenance |
| apoplexed | greatly agitated; having a stroke |
| cozened | cheated; deceived through shrewdness |
| calumny | misrepresentation intended to blacken a reputation; slander |
| unction | an ointment or oil; a salve; something that serves to soothe; a balm; affected or exaggerated earnestness, especially in choice and use of language. |
| prating | talkative; babbling; prattling |
| pith | the essence; the core; vigor; stamina |
| craven | cowardly; timorous |
| superfluous | above what is necessary; in excess; redundant |
| ostentation | formal ceremony, usually showing and extravagant |
| mountebank | a charlatan; a quack; an unscrupulous pretender |
| pate | top of the head |
| indenture | contract; a binding agreement or document |
| equivocation | prevarication; using ambiguity to deliberately mislead; verbal evasion |
| shrive | to confess and receive purification for ones sins |
| umbrage | resentment or annoyance arising from some offense; (to take umbrage: to take offense or insult) |
| germane | relevant; connected to the point or topic |
| felicity | something very well suited or appropriate; happiness or contentment; bliss |
