| A | B |
|---|
| calamitous | disastrous; causing or involving a calamity |
| troubadour | a strolling minstrel |
| commissary | a store that sells food and supplies to the personnel or workers in a military post, mining camp, or the like |
| vittles | food supplies |
| affluent | prosperous; rich |
| boll | the seed-bearing capsule of certain plants, especially cotton and flax |
| persimmon | a plumlike fruit that is sweet and edible when ripe |
| displacement | the act of moving from a usual place or position |
| eke out | to supplement; add to stretch |
| rancor | hatred; malice; bitter resentment |
| heinous | hateful; odious; abominable; totally reprehensible |
| concoction | a mixing of ingredients |
| anachronism | something or someone tnot in its correct historical or chronological |
| impudent | characterized by offensive boldness |
| clabber | sour, curdled milk |
| aping | to mimic slavishly |
| dais | a raised platform, as at the front of the room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc. |
| sobriquet | an affectionate or humorous nickname |
| gaffe | a social blunder; faux pas |
| chifferobe | a piece of furniture having both drawers and space for hanging clothes |
