| A | B |
|---|
| casualties | losses |
| defaulted | failed to pay a debt |
| elixer | cure all; medicine |
| foreclosure | takeover of property due to debt |
| intermittently | occasionally;periodically |
| marathon | endurance contest |
| aberration | change from normal;irregularity |
| adamant | immovable;unyielding |
| circuitous | winding;indirect |
| derision | ridicule; mockery |
| forebearing | tolerant;enduring |
| implacable | inflexible;relentless |
| intemperately | without restraint or control |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| propensity | preference; natural inclination |
| transitory | temporary; fleeting |
| anticipation | expectation |
| devastated | destructive; ruinous |
| redeemed | brought back in; cashed in |
| rigid | strict; severe |
| warrants | certificates for currency |
| spindled | dwindled |
| crude | roughly made;simple |
| summons | call; order |
| C.O.D. | Cash On Delivery |
