| A | B |
|---|
| bondage | slavery; any state of being bound or held down |
| credible | believable; easy to believe; inspiring |
| doleful | sad; dreary; sorrowful |
| ghastly | frightful; horrible; gruesome; deathly pale |
| hamper | to hold back; hinder; obstruct |
| hew | to shape or cut down with an axe |
| lucid | easy to understand; clear |
| prim | overly neat; precise; proper |
| superfluous | exceeding what is needed; not essential |
| tenacious | tending to stick firmly to any decision; persistent; stubborn |
