| A | B |
|---|
| connected by blood | People who are in the same family and are considered "kin" because they share the same DNA. |
| humor | The process used to manipulate others through the use of jokes or any form of humor, or by agreeing with them to get them to participate in your plans. |
| leper | A person with the illness called leprosy, which includes a swollen head and skin sores. |
| perilously | In a dangerous manner. |
| reside | Live (in a certain place). |
| sheer | Complete and without qualification; sometimes used informally to express a degree of intensity. |
| smugly | to be satisfied with oneself in a boasting way. |
| famished | very hungry, almost starving |
| attic | A space or room just below the roof of a building. |
| rent | a rip or tear in fabric |
| spire | a structure like a church steeple, that comes to a point at the top |
| orchard | land devoted to growing fruit or nut trees |
