| A | B |
|---|
| robust | strong and healthy |
| resolute | firmly resolved or determined |
| obscure | not clear or plain; uncertain |
| bale | a large bundle (a bale of hay) |
| stolid | unemotional |
| awe | overwhelming feeling of admiration produced by something that is extremely grand or powerful |
| shrewd | clever |
| calculated | planned |
| laborious | lots of work |
| inert | no power of motion or reaction |
| dilating | to make larger; cause to expand |
| toilsome | laborious; lots of wrk |
| bravado | overdone display of courage |
| desecrated | to ruin a sacred place or object |
| principles | fundamental law or rule |
| principal | highest ranking person; leading person |
| esoteric | understood by only a few; requiring special knowledge |
| levied | imposed |
| flourishing | thriving; growing well |
| sterile | without germs; without dirt |
| finality | the state of being final |
| frenzied | wildly excited; frantic |
| nurture | to take care of; to raise, as in a child |
| contemplate | ponder; think out carefully |
| anonymous | without a name (the letter was sent anonymously) |
| "private domain" | a place that is all your own |
| "garden truck" | vegetables (things that grow in a garden) |
| parapet | a protective wall at the edge of a roof; usually part of a castle |
| "war industry" | during WWII, companies that changed from making regular goods to things we needed for the war |
| allusion | a figure of speech reference to a well-known person, place, event, etc. |
