| A | B |
|---|
| recession | a decline in the economy |
| conservation | The preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources |
| privy | bathroom |
| trudged | Walk heavily |
| conniption | hysterical fit of rage |
| swaybacked | Having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses) |
| cipher | Make a mathematical calculation |
| woe | suffering |
| kin | family |
| teetered | Move unsteadily, with a rocking motion |
| threshold | doorway |
| celluloid | synthetic |
| rasped | Utter in a grating voice |
| trilled | Pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme /r/ |
| milled | Move about in a confused manner |
| astride | With one leg on each side |
| wary | suspicious |
| clabber | Raw milk that has soured and thickened |
| penitentiary | A correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes |
| cadavers | dead bodies |
