| A | B |
|---|
| Amble | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner |
| Apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| Assuaged | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses); to put an end to by satisfying |
| Brethren | plural of brother; used chiefly in formal or solemn address or in referring to the members of a profession, society, or sect |
| Dictum | a noteworthy statement; as a formal pronouncement of a principle, proposition, or opinion; ; an observation intended or regarded as authoritative ; a judge's expression of opinion on a point other than the precise issue involved in determining a case |
| Malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| Piety | the quality or state of being pious: as ; fidelity to natural obligations (as to parents) ; dutifulness in religion; devoutness; an act inspired by piety; a conventional belief or standard |
| Domicile | a dwelling place : place of residence ; home ; a person's fixed, permanent, and principal home for legal purposes; residence |
| Foray | to make a raid or brief invasion; to ravage in search of spoils |
| Ramrod | a rod for ramming home the charge in a muzzle-loading firearm ; a cleaning rod for small arms ; boss |
| Persevere | to carry on in spite of difficulty |
| condescended | to agree to do something that is beneath you |
| seceded | to break away |
| indigenous | belong to a particular region |
| sojourn | a brief visit |
| vexations | things that cause annoyances |
| auspicious | favorable |
| melancholy | sad, gloomy |
| cootie | slang term for lice, head louse |
| scuppernongs | a sweet, ladle grape grown chiefly in the southern states |
| erratic | irregular |
| haint | ghost or something scary |
| irked | to be annoyed |
| benevolence | generous or thoughtful |
| edification | education, instruction |
| inquisitive | questioning, prying |
| morbid | gruesome; horrible |
| quibbling | a type of arguing where you avoid the main point by bringing up petty details |
| kudzu | a quick-growing vine with large leaves usually found in the southern US |
| malignant | dangerous; leading to destruction |
| ramshackle | loose or rickety; about to fall apart |
| cleaved | stuck |
| meditative | to reflect upon or think about something |
| palate | the rood of one's mouth |
| whittle | to use a knife to cut away thin shavings of wood |
| cordial | warm and friendly |
| unfathomable | something that cannot be understood |
| perpetrated | carried out; committed |
| compensation | to pay for something or make up for something |
| analogous | sililar;comparable |
| tentatively | to be hesitant or unsure |
| vaguely | to be unclear; not precise |
| rudiments | principles; elements; subjects to be learned |
| articulate | able to speak and express oneself |
