| A | B |
|---|
| wretched | miserable: very unhappy; full of misery |
| explicit | fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated; leaving nothing merely implied; unequivocal |
| gaunt | very thin and bony |
| colossal | many times life size, really big |
| astride | with one leg on each side |
| exile | anyone separated from his or her country or home voluntarily or by force of circumstances |
| pomp | ceremonial elegance and splendor |
| yearn | desire strongly or persistently |
| muslin | A woven fabric natural of color cotton made of cotton or cotton blend. |
| calico | any small repeated print design on cotton, usually a floral |
| paddock | A large enclosure to hold a horse. |
| metropolis | any large, busy city |
| literal | Taking words for their exact meaning |
| doctrine | a creed or body of teachings of a religious, political, or philosophical group presented for acceptance or belief; dogma |
| implicit | implied, rather than expressly stated |
