| A | B |
|---|
| cutlass | heavy sword with curved blade |
| castoffs | released from a dock |
| drunkard | person who is habitually drunk |
| girded | to prepare for action |
| glanced | to look briefly |
| hastened | move or act swiftly |
| idling | to run at a low speed |
| midst | middle position; center |
| mourn | feel sorrow for |
| meglect | ignoring |
| obliged | to cause to comply by moral means |
| outcast | person who has been excluded from society |
| overcome | to upset emotionally |
| paraticular | demanding close attention to details |
| rapped | strike; hit sharply |
| sermon | talk on a religious subjec |
| thimble | worn to protect finger while sewing |
| whitewash | to cover or coat with white paint |
