| A | B |
|---|
| ibis | kind of large, wading bird |
| clove | a split, dividing line |
| rank | vigorously, abundant |
| prim | neat; orderly |
| caul | part of sac or membrane that sometimes covers a baby's head at birth |
| marquisette | kind of light fabric |
| frond | kind of large, divided leaf, as on plam tree |
| piazza | porch or other open area |
| bedeck | decorate in a showy way |
| loll | lounge; pass time n a relaxed, idle fashion |
| "Paris green" | kind of green used as a poison |
| pealing | sounding; ringing |
| imminent | very near; about to happen |
| Resurrection | rising from the dead |
| brogan | kind of heavy shoe |
| irridescent | shiny, with changing, rainbow-like colors |
| vortex | whirling mass |
| serene | peaceful; quiet |
| infallibility | perfect reliability; sureness of success |
| blighted | stricken; cursed with hardship |
| entrails | internal organs; intestines |
| Chateau Thierry, Amiens, Soissons, Belleau Woods | sites of battles during World War II in France |
| doggedness | determination; stubborness |
| reiterate | repeat |
| "dog days" | hot & sultry spell of summer weather |
| precariously | unsurely; open to unknown danger |
| uncoordinated | not working well or together |
| gilded | coated with gold |
| cast | shade, appearance |
| skiff | a kind of small boat |
| armada | large force |
| solder | mend, join together as new |
| vermillion | bright, scarlet red |
| heresy | wrongful force or influence |
