| A | B |
|---|
| atone | to make up for |
| bondage | slavery; state of being bound or held |
| 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 |
| impoverished | poor, in a state of poverty |
| incessant | never stopping |
| intricate | complicated, difficult to understand |
| lucid | easy to understand, clear |
| posthumous | occuring or published after death |
| prim | overly neat, precise, proper |
| sardonic | scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or required |
| supplant | to take the place of, supercede |
| taunt | to jeer at, mock |
| tenacious | holding together firmly; persistent |
