| A | B |
|---|
| bluntly | plain spoken |
| gourd | hard shell which has fruit inside |
| precaution | something done to prevent harm |
| trough | long narrow container holding food or water |
| bitter | unpleasant |
| cadence | rhythm measure or beat of any movement |
| condemned | to express strong disapproval of |
| serene | peaceful or calm |
| quaker | a person who doesn't believe in violence |
| sullen | silent because of bad humour or anger |
| gunnysack | a bag made of strong coarse fabric |
| prey | a person caught by another person or animal |
| burnished | to polish metal by rubbing |
| trance | dreamy condition |
| cat-o-nine tails | rope with a fringed end and a handle |
| cotton bolls | white blossoms of cotton |
| sheepish | somewhat silly, bashful |
| radient | shining bright |
| meagre | poor or scanty quantitiy of food or tools |
| vowed | promised |
| racism | discrimination against a person or group |
| schooner | ship with two or more masts |
