| A | B |
| behavior toward others:outward manner | (di-'mE-n&r)...its cheery voice,its uncostrained DEMEANER , and its joyful air. |
| a sheath for a sword,dagger, or bayonet | ('ska-b&rd)...its middle was anantiqueSCABBARD, but no sword was in it... |
| an irresistible impulse to perform an irrational act | (k&m-'p&l-sh&n)I went forth last night on COMPULSION, and I learned a lesson which is working now. |
| sharp in tone or manner | ('brisk)...the people made a rough, but BRISK and not unpleasant kind of music... |
| to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily | ('pl&mp)...boys to see it come PLUMPING down into teh road... |
| a trench in the earth made by a plow | ('f&r-(")O)...had been plowed up in deep FURROWS by the heavy wheels of carts and wagons... |
| having many complexly interrelating parts or elements | ('in-tri-k&t)...and made INTRICATE channels... |
| to strive to achieve or reach | (in-'de-v&r)sun might have ENDEAVORED to difuse in vain... |