| A | B |
|---|
| resounding | making an echoing sound |
| scythe | a tool with a curved blade used for cutting long grass or grain by hand |
| anticipated | looked forward to; expected |
| serenaded | a complimentary performance of vocal or instrumental music in the open air at night, as by a lover under the window of his lady |
| resentment | feeling of displeasure from a sense of being injured or offended |
| capricious | tending to change abruptly without apparent reason |
| forlorn | lonely and sad, unhappy and neglected |
| dwindled | made smaller or less |
| tallow | solid fat taken from animals used in making soaps and candles |
| ambushed | attacked from a hidden position |
| condolences | expressions of sympathy for a person who is suffering sorrow, grief, or misfortune |
| cordial | friendly; warm |
| corrupt | guilty of dishonest practices |
| pungent | strong, sour or biting smell or taste |
| penetrate | pierce or pass into or through |
| salvage | to save something from fire, danger, damage, etc. |
| indebted | owing for favors or kindness received |
| valise | small piece of luggage |
| venom | poison |
