| A | B |
|---|
| precipitous | a vertical cliff-and hard to climb |
| acquiesced | accepted; agreed; consented |
| marauders | people who roam around in search of loot, or goods to steal |
| exasperation | great annoyance |
| pious | showing religious devotion |
| retorted | replied in a sharp or witty way |
| condolences | expressions of sympathy |
| languor | weakness; weariness |
| reconciliation | friendly end to a quarrel |
| succor | help given to someone in distress; relief |
| Carpathians | mountain range that starts in Slovakia and extends through Poland, Ukraine and Romania |
| poaching affrays | noisy quarrels or brawls about poaching, which means "fishing or hinting illegally on private property" |
| roebuck | male (or males) of the roe deer, small deer that live in Europe and Asia |
| skirling | shrill, piercing noun |
| exasperation | being filled with disbelief or impatience |
| pious | religious attitude |
| retorted | a response |
| draft | a mild breeze; a wind |
| Sylvester Night | feast day honoring Saint Sylvestor, observed on Dec. 31 |
| pestilential | deadly; causing disease |
