| A | B |
|---|
| brogans | a heavy, ankle-high work shoe |
| poke | bag |
| revenuer | a government agent who collects taxes, usually associated with catching people who make and sell illegal |
| moonshine | illegally made or foolish talk |
| gambole | to leap about playfully |
| paunch | belly |
| backhouse | outhouse |
| whetstone | a stone used for sharpening knives and tools |
| illustrious | well-known |
| strapping | someone who is healthy and fit is strapping |
| moxie | energy, "kick" |
| privy | knowing secret information |
| distiller | someone who makes alcohol with a distiller |
| U-boat | German submarine |
| gravel | to irritate |
| item | A nickname for a dating couple. |
| scrabble | to scrape or struggle frantically |
| dashing | elegant, handsome |
| profligacy | foolish spending |
| hypothetical | based on an unproven idea |
| paltry | worthless |
| chert | a type of rock |
| blithely | acting in a carefree way |
| shiftless | lacking ambition or energy |
| disposed | to be willing |
| refined | purified or processed, like refined sugar |
| taut | stretched , such as a taut rope |
| makeshift | An object made from whatever is available and is only meant to be used for a short time |
| stow | To put away or store |
| flounder | To have diffuculties coping with something |
| unscathed | Not hurt |
| convalescence | The time in which someone is recovering from an illness |
| nautical | dealing with ships |
| mundane | plain |
| chigger | a tiny insect that burrows underneath the skin and causues severe itching |
| plaintively | sadly |
| ramshackle | rickety or likely to fall apart |
| shanty | a roughly built hut or cabin |
| derelict | a wandering homeless person |
