| A | B |
|---|
| abominable | exceptionally bad or displeasing |
| absurd | ridiculous |
| adjourn | to postpone; to close or suspend for the day; -- commonly said of the meeting |
| affiance | to pledge one's faith to for marriage, or solemnly promise (one's self or another) in marriage |
| artichoke | a thistle-like flower head with edible fleshy leaves and heart |
| asbestos | mineral used for making fireproof articles; inhaling fibers can cause asbestosis or lung cancer |
| candid | Open; frank; ingenuous; outspoken |
| choleric | Easily irritated |
| cryptograph | message written in a secret code |
| diffuse | Poured out; widely spread; not restrained |
| domicile | An abode or mansion; a place of permanent residence |
| effaced | erased |
| execrable | deserving a curse |
| fast | to go hungry |
| folly | foolish or senseless behavior |
| gable | The vertical triangular portion of the end of a building |
| gesticulate | To make gestures or motions |
| insidious | Lying in wait; watching an opportunity to insnare or entrap |
| parchment | The skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animal, prepared for writing on |
| pell-mell | with undue hurry and confusion |
| rapt | An ecstasy; a trance |
| renovate | to renew |
| rouse | To excite to lively thought or action from a state of idleness |
| soliloquy | talking to one's self |
| sorrel | One of various plants having a sour juice |
| stupefaction | making dull |
| surmise | Reflection; thought |
| timid | fearful and cautious |
| viands | a stock or supply of foods |
| wretched | Very miserable |
