| A | B |
|---|
| meticulously | carefully; precisely |
| admonished | scolded mildly but firmly |
| tarpaulin | a waterproof cover |
| audible | able to be heard |
| ebony | dark black |
| lynched | killed without due process of law, by mob action |
| glowered | scowled; glared angrily |
| careened | swerved; lurched |
| mercantile | having to do with trade or merchants |
| patronize | to shop regularly at (a patron) |
| retaliated | to get even or get revenge for a wrong-doing |
| milling | moving around in confusion |
| interminable | seemingly without end; drawn out unreasonably |
| collateral | property used to guarantee a loan |
| clinched | held together tightly |
| ashen | the color of ashes |
| desolately | in a lonely or wretched way |
| compassion | the feeling of sharing one's suffering; a desire to give help or mercy |
| crescendo | a gradual increase in volume or intensity |
| remnants | surviving traces or small remaining parts |
