| A | B |
|---|
| affront | to offend by showing disrespect |
| alacrity | eager willingness; often with quick and lively action |
| barren | unproductive |
| belligerent | hostile; eager to fight; warlike |
| bereaved | mourners |
| brachiocephalic | short, round head |
| burdock | weed with burrs |
| careen | to lean or cause to lean sideways; careless |
| contrive | to think of; plan cleverly |
| cynicism | characteristic of a cynic...one inclined to question goodness |
| diligent | hard working |
| epitaph | inscription on a tomb or headstone |
| exasperation | extreme irritation |
| farce | humorous play; exaggerated comedy |
| fatigue | extreme tiredness; weariness |
| gangling | tall, thin and ungraceful; lanky |
| genealogy | study of family heritage |
| heliotrope | sweet smelling purple flower |
| illiterate | uneducated |
| legacy | left by will; a gift passed down |
| lugubrious | mournful, dismal, gloomy (in an exaggerated way) |
| lumbago | pains/ailment of the back |
| meditative | to think deeply |
| pince-nez | eyeglasses |
| pneumonia | infection of the lungs |
| remorse | regret |
| savant | a learned person; scholar |
| sentiment | emotion |
| subside | to become less of; lower than |
| tableau | representation of a scene by a group posed (usually in costume) |
| traipsing | to walk, wander, tramp |
| trellis | support for vines |
| weaned | withdraw; slowly take away from |
| unobtrusively | not easily recognized or noticed |
