| A | B |
|---|
| subsequent | occurring or coming later or after |
| abode | a place in which a person lives |
| illegible | impossible or hard to read |
| strenuous | demanding; very active |
| inquest | an investigation into a violent death |
| cleaving | staying close; remaining faithful |
| guineas | a gold coin of Great Britain from 1663 - 1813 |
| convey | carry; bring along |
| Semitic | pertaining to Jews |
| sine qua non | something essential |
| deportment | conduct or behavior |
| unyielding | unable to bend; firm |
| gramophones | a phonograph |
| dividends | a sum of money paid to shareholders of a corporation |
| damnable | worthy of condemnation |
| cronies | close friends |
| brooding | preoccupied with depressing memories |
| admiralty | office of naval affairs |
| apparelled | dressed |
| venture | undertaking with an uncertain outcome |
| diagnosis | determining the cause of a problem |
| vague | not clear or stated |
| bleary | blurred or dimmed; tired |
| conscientiously | done according to a sense of what is right |
| plaintively | with an expression of sorrow or sadness |
| squall | sudden, violent gust of wind |
| pacifically | calmly; quietly |
| fumbled | to handle inefficiently |
| immense | huge; immeasurable |
| recumbent | lying down; reclining |
