| A | B |
|---|
| Brash | a pile of rubble |
| lolled | to move in lazy manner |
| abolitionist | a person who wishes to abolish slavery |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| speculate | to meditate on a subject |
| abreast | side by side |
| solemn | deeply earnest, serios, or sober |
| mournful | feeling or expressing orrow or grief |
| rummaging | to search thoroughly by handling, turnng over, or disarranging the contents of |
| derrick | a machine for hoisting and moving heavy objects |
| berth | sufficient space for aship too maneuver |
| staving | a narrow strip of wood forming part of the sides of a barrel, tub, or similar structure |
| petrified | to convert into a stony replica |
| victuals | food |
| commenced | to begin |
| dismal | causing glom or depressiion |
| ransomed | the release ofproperty or a person in return for payment of a demanded price |
| lath | a thin strip of wood or metal, usualy nailed in rowsto framing supports as a substructure for plaster, shingles, slates, o tiles |
| enchantment | the use of magic spells |
| raspy | rough grating |
| counterfeit | fake |
| temperance | moderation and self-restraint as in behavior or expression |
| stanchion | a pole |
| palvering | idle chatter |
| wadding | a soft layer of fibros cotton or wool used for padding or stuffng |
| hail | to salute or greet |
| bygones | past |
| lamented | to express grief ofr or about; mourn |
| pensive | deeply often wistfully or dreamily thoughtufl |
| disposition | one'susual mood temperament |
