| A | B |
|---|
| atone | to make up for |
| bondage | slavery; any state of being bond or held down |
| credible | believable |
| defray | to pay for |
| diligent | hardworking; industrious, not lazy |
| doleful | sad, dreary |
| ghastly | frightful, horrible |
| ghastly | deathly pale |
| hamper | to hold back |
| hew | to shape or cut down with an ax |
| hew | to hold to |
| impoverished | poor, in a state of poverty, depleted |
| incessant | never stopping; going on all the time |
| intricate | complicated, difficult to understand |
| lucid | easy to understand, clear, rational, sane |
| posthumous | occuring or published after death |
| prim | overly neat, precise, proper |
| prim | formal, prudich |
| sardonic | grimly or scornfully mocking |
| sardonic | bitterly sarcastic |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or required; excess |
| supplant | to take the place of, supercede |
| taunt | to jeer at, mock |
| taunt | an insulting or mocking remark |
| tenacious | holding fast; holding together firmly, persistent |
