| A | B |
|---|
| forebears | ancestors |
| accumulated | piled up, collected |
| rancor | bitter hate |
| atonement | act of making up for a wrongdoing |
| obstinacy | stubbornness |
| pious | having or showing religious devotion |
| narrative essay | nonfiction, tells a true story |
| prediction | informed idea about what might happen later |
| perspective | the way something is looked at |
| Isaac Bashevis Singer | author of The Washerwoman |
| bloomers | old-fashioned women's underwear |
| clotheslines | lines or ropes for air-drying laundry |
| conceive | to form an idea of something in mind |
| contributed | gave; donated |
| devoted | loving; loyal |
| endure | to put up with; to tolerate |
| impression | idea or opinion of someone or something |
| uttered | spoke or made a sound |
| brittle | fragile; easily broken |
| collapsed | fell down, weakened suddenly |
| gaunt | very thin, pale, and sickly |
| gnarled | twisted and misshapen |
| institution | established practice or custom |
| shard | broken piece |
| straggled | hung in an untidy way |
