| A | B |
|---|
| atone | to make up for |
| bondage | slavery, any state of being bound or held down |
| credible | believable |
| defray | to pay for |
| diligent | hardworking, industrious, not lazy |
| doleful | sad, dreary |
| ghastly | frightful, horrible, deathly pale |
| hamper | to hold back |
| hew | to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to |
| impoverished | poor, in a state of poverty; depleted |
| incessant | never stopping, going on all the time |
| intricate | complicated, difficult to understand |
| lucid | easy to understand, clear, rational, sane |
| posthumous | occuring or published after death |
| prim | overly neat, precise, proper, or formal, prudish |
| sardonic | grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess |
| supplant | to take the place of supersede |
| taunt | to jeer at, mock; an insulting or mocking remark |
| tenacious | holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent |
