| A | B |
|---|
| ruddy | having a healthy reddish color |
| akimbo | with hands on hips and elbows bowed outward |
| irresolute | lacking in resolution: indecisive |
| summoned | to request to appear: send for |
| disconsolate | cheerless or gloomy |
| solemnly | deeply earnest: grave |
| contemplating | to ponder or consider thoughtfully |
| critical | marked by careful and exact judgment and evaluation |
| larder | a place to store meat and other things |
| amply | of large size |
| ill | not favorable: unpropitious |
| inapt | inappropriate |
| acquainted | aware informed |
| armoire | a large ornate wardrobe or cabinet |
| mulatto | one having one white and one black parent |
