| A | B |
| dilapidated | fallen into ruin,wear or decay |
| jalopy | old automobile |
| sharecropper | tenant farmer |
| furrows | narrow groves or trench like |
| savored | power to excite or interest |
| bickering | arguing |
| melancholy | a gloomy state of mind |
| blight | the rapid wilting and death of plants |
| fumigation | the exposure to smoke or fumes |
| callused | a hardened or thickened part of the skin |
| reservoir | a place where water is stored |
| upholstery | materials used to cushion and cover furniture |
| vocational | of or dealing with an occupation |
| chamois | cloth made to look like leather |
| hobbled | to limp |
| raspy | harsh; grating |
| wrath | strong anger |
| gawked | to stare stupidly; gape |
| eminent | high in rank |
| strewn | to be scattered or sprinkled |
| gyrated | to move in a circle or spiral |
| gangly | tall, lanky,and awkward in movement |
| segregation | the act of practicing separation |
| disheveled | untidy; disarranged |
| cascading | descending or falling |
| sparse | thinly scattered or distributed |
| invocation | a prayer asking God for help |