| A | B | 
| lugubriousness | sadness or mournfulness | 
| genealogists | people who study family trees | 
| exertion | use of strength; effort | 
| to subside | to wane; to become less active or intense | 
| manipulated | to influence skillfully; to handle | 
| laurel | an evergreen tree or shrub with large glossy leaves | 
| layers | single thickness | 
| indifferent | unconcerned; having no interest in | 
| lumbago | an ache in the lower back; especially the pain of rheumatism | 
| depot | a railroad or bus station, or any storage place or warehouse |