| A | B |
|---|
| shrouded | to hide or cover |
| specter | ghost |
| snuff | tobacco; up to the usual standard; to put out |
| excrescence | outgrowth; especially an unusual one |
| multitudes | great many; vast number |
| cesspools | underground pit or tank for receiving household sewage |
| disgorge | to vomit or spew |
| scrutinize | to examine carefully |
| charwoman | cleaning lady |
| plunder | goods robbed by force; to rob of goods by force |
| recoiled | to draw back |
| relent | to become less harsh; milder |
| inexorable | unyielding; unalterable |
| persevered | to keep trying to do something in spite of difficulties |
| intercedes | to intervene between parties |
