| A | B |
|---|
| quack | a fraudulent or ignorant pretender of medical knowledge |
| conflagration | a destructive fire |
| skiff | small, light sailboat or rowboat |
| retch | to vomit |
| eloquent | forcefully expressive |
| tete | x |
| haunch | the hip or fleshy area around the hip |
| gild | to cover with a thin layer of gold |
| regalia | royal rights and priveleges |
| temperance | total abstinence from alcohol |
| tract | 1. area of land or water 2. a small pamphlet on a religious or political topic |
| incongruous | out of place |
| serape | a shawl |
| milksop | a weak person |
| vagabond | person without a home |
| suberranean | hidden or secret |
| moiety | a half |
| prodigious | extraordinary in size |
| magnanimous | generous in forgiving an insult or injury |
| vittles | food supplies, provisions |
