| A | B |
|---|
| swift | (adj.) quick or prompt to act or respond |
| grim | (adj.) being harsh or surly, morbid |
| canopy | (n.) a covering usually of fabric, supported by poles |
| reciting | (v.) to repeat as from memory |
| resettlement | (n.) the act or state of being settled in a new place |
| assent | (v.) to agree or give in |
| billet | (n.) assign, position, direct |
| reluctant | (adj.) struggle in opposition |
| deviling | (v.) to cause sommotion or annoy |
| perches | (n.) high or elevated position |
| protruding | (adj.) to stick out from |
| carpetbag | (n.) a bag for traveling, one made of carpeting |
| undercurrent | (n.) a curent below the surface |
| stench | (n.) an offensive smell |
| spontaneously | (adj.)to act upon sudden impulse |
| bissel | (n.) meaning "a little" in Yiddish |
| proverbs | (n.) profound saying from the Bible |
| shabbos | (n.) a Jewish word for Sabbath |
| impudent | (n.) impertinence or effrontery |
| unmercifully | (adv.) merciless, severe |
