| A | B |
|---|
| atone | to make up for |
| bondage | slavery; any state of being bound or held down |
| credible | believable |
| defray | to pay for or lessen the cost of |
| diligent | hardworking, industrious, not lazy |
| doleful | sad; dreary |
| ghastly | frightful, horrible; deathly pale |
| hamper | to hold back or impede the progress of |
| hew | to shape or cut down with an ax |
| hew (differnt use of the verb) | to hold to, as to "hew strongly to a belief" |
| impoverished | poor, in a state of poverty; depleted |
| incessant | never stopping, going on all the time |
| intricate | complicated; difficult to understand; extremely detailed |
| lucid | easy to understand, clear; rational, sane |
| posthumous | occurring or published after death |
| prim | overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish |
| sardonic | grimly or scornfully mocking; bitterly sarcastic |
| superfluous | exceeding what is necessary or required; excessive |
| supplant | to take the place of; supersede |
| taunt (verb) | to jeer at; mock |
| taunt (noun) | an insulting or mocking remark |
| tenacious | holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent ("bulldog tenacity") |
