| A | B |
|---|
| arduous | hard to do, requiring much effort |
| ravening | greedy & hungry |
| avarice | too great a desire for money & wealth |
| fleers | jeer |
| retrograde | moving backward, repeating |
| spleen | organ that stores blood and filters blood toxins |
| wherries | shallow rowboat for carrying passengers on a river |
| viscid | thick like heavy syrup or glue |
| grafter | dishonest gains or unlawful profit by a person in an important political position |
| mastiff | large dog with short, thick coat, drooping ears |
| propitious | favorably inclined, gracious |
| wraith | ghost of a person seen before or soon after the person's death |
| docket | label or ticket giving the contents of a package, document |
| bursar | treasureer, especially of a college/university |
| crony | very close friend, chum |
| fosse | ditch, trench or moat |
| gleaning | gathering little by little |
| larder | place where meat & food are kept, pantry |
| avid | exteremly eager or enthusiastic, greatly desirous |
| dexterously | skillfull in using the hands or body |
| vexed | anger, annoy provoke |
| Beezelbub | (in the bible), the Devil |
| car | any vehicle that moves on wheels, chariot |
