| A | B |
|---|
| lulled | calmed or soothed by a gentle sound or motion |
| dusky | dim, shadowy |
| liberty | condition of being free from control by others |
| increment | increase, as in a series |
| countenance | to approve; tolerate |
| beguile | charm or delight |
| stark | severe |
| reaping | cutting or harvesting grain from a field |
| glean | collect the remaining grain after reaping |
| abject | utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched |
| sable | very dark; black. |
| fester | to rankle, as a feeling of resentment; or to form pus, rot |
| deferred | postponed or delayed |
| stevedore | a firm or individual engaged in the loading or unloading of a vessel. |
| Jim Crow | a practice or policy of segregating or discriminating against blacks, as in public |
| Dixie | the southern states of the United States, esp. those formerly part of the Confederacy |
| Fascist | any person regarded as having extremely right-wing authoritarian views |
| toil | to engage in hard and continuous work; labor arduously |
| malignant | disposed to cause harm, suffering, or distress deliberately; feeling or showing ill will or hatred |
| potent | powerful; mighty |
| inviolate | free from violation, injury, desecration, or outrage |
| celestial | pertaining to the spiritual or invisible heaven; heavenly; divine |
| tableau | a picturesque grouping of persons or objects; a striking scene. |
| incident | an occurrence of seemingly minor importance |
| refugee | a person who has fled from some danger or problem, esp political persecution |
