What is the meaning of the following words in the context in which they appear:
a) Artisans (top page 1)
b) Marriage Portion (top page 1)
c) Gallantries (bottom page 1)
d) Inscrutable (bottom page 1)
e) Petulantly (middle page 2)
f) Big (middle page 2)
g) Usurers (top page 6)
h) Abject (bottom page 6)