| A | B |
|---|
| covetous | adj. greedy; envious |
| shrewdly | adj. sharply; piercingly |
| grating | adj. harsh; rasping |
| withal | adv./prep. as well as; with that |
| impropriety | n. An improper act or remark |
| homage | n. A show of respect; tribute |
| endeavoring | v. Attempting; working toward; striving |
| miser | n. Somone who heards money and lives miserably |
| forbearance | n. patience; leniency |
| penance | n. A voluntary act of devotion or self- punishment in exchange for forgiveness of sin |
| lamentation | n. Expression of regret, mourning, or sorrow |
| dirge | n. Song of mourning |
| reclamation | n. Act of reclaiming; resturation; returning to a better state |
| jocund | adj.Merry; High-spirited |
| fraught | adj./v. Loaded; filled |
| rakish | adj. dashing; jaunty; immoral; sexy |
