| A | B |
|---|
| goad | to jab or poke with a pointed stick |
| corset | undergarment that supports the waist and hips |
| loco | mad; insane |
| fare | to get along |
| quivering | rapid shaking |
| barren | incapable of producing offspring |
| fester | to become painful and inflamed |
| paunch | a potbelly |
| cipher | to solve problems in arithmetic |
| husbandry | breeding livestock |
| astride | with a leg on each side |
| rouse | to awaken |
| connotation | undertone or implication of a word (the feeling) |
| denotation | explicit or direct meaning of a word (definition) |
| implicit | implied; not expressly stated |
| explicit | fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated |
