| A | B |
| Laundromat | used for a self-service laundry |
| dismally | gloomy and depressing |
| determination | firmed or fixed intention |
| pagan | worship idols instead of God |
| research | collecting information about a subject |
| irritable | easily irritated |
| addict | cause (a person) to a make a habit of using a drug |
| petticoat | skirt or slip worn under a dress or outer skirt |
| sarcophagus | a stone coffin |
| perilous | full of |
| countered | opposed |
| Renaissance | rebirth between 14th-17th century |
| vain | having no success |
| impostor | person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive |
| acquisitions | something acquired, get more information |
| curators | a person in charge of a museum |