| A | B |
|---|
| allegiance | Loyalty to one's country, a person, or a cause. |
| appreciative | a feeling of gratefulness or thankfulness |
| brethren | A group of relatives or male associates within the same organization. |
| caliper | An instrument for measuring the distance between two points. Very similar to a compass. |
| constellations | Star pattern seen in the sky in the shape of a person |
| discern | see, make out, recognize |
| disembarked | to end a voyage. To get off of the vehicle, ship, airplane, wagon or trail that has carried a person from one place to another. |
| enterprise | something that you do or plan to do that is very important |
| forlorn | lonely and miserable, as though deserted or abandoned |
| fuses | Any igniter by which an explosive charge is ignited. |
| geysers | fountains of steam and water that have been heated by hot volcanic rocks |
| illumination | To provide or brighten with light. |
| lever | A simple machine that has a bar which moves on or around a fixed point and can be used for lifting things. A seesaw is an example of this. |
| melancholy | A feeling of thoughtful sadness. |
| naught | ancient word for "nothing" |
| nonilluminators | People who did not place candles in their windows at night to proclaiming joy for their state joining the Confederacy. |
| railed | Criticize severely. Complain bitterly. |
| scarce | few in number or infrequent; not common |
| secede | withdraw or separate from an organized government |
| sovereign | independent of the control of other governments. |
| spectacles | Glasses (optical instruments) that help you see better |
| switches | A flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment. Normally a green stick with all of the leaves removed. |
| vulgarities | a vulgar act, habit, usage in speech, etc |
| vulnerable | open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected |
| wayfarers | People who were traveling by foot. |
