| A | B |
|---|
| hearth | an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room) |
| dredge | remove with a power shovel |
| hewn | cut with a sharp object |
| purchase | the acquisition of something for payment |
| cultivate | prepare for crops |
| buoyant | tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas |
| rout | an overwhelming defeat |
| excavate | find by digging in the ground |
| leaden | (of movement) slow and laborious |
| dregs | sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid |
| scrimp | (v.) to handle very economically or stingily; to supply in a way that is small |
| lavish | very generous |
| chasm | a deep opening in the earth's surface; a pronounced difference of opinion or loyalty |
| haggle | dispute or argue over a price in a petty way; bargain; wrangle |
| resist | stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something |
| downfall | failure that results in a loss of position or reputation |
| nurture | provide with nourishment |
| frugal | avoiding waste |
| glaze | become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance |
| splurge | any act of immoderate indulgence |
| aloft | in the higher atmosphere above the earth |
| vessel | a craft designed for water transportation |
| dote | shower with love |
| brusque | marked by rude or peremptory shortness |
