| A | B |
|---|
| atone | to make up for; repent |
| bondage | slavery; state of being restrained |
| credible | believable |
| defray | to pay for |
| diligent | hardworking, industrious |
| doleful | sad, dreary |
| ghastly | frightful, horrible; deathly pale |
| hamper | to hold back; to make harder |
| hew | to shape or cut; to hold to |
| impoverished | very poor; depleted |
| incessant | constant |
| intricate | complicated, difficult to understand |
| lucid | clear, rational, sane |
| posthumous | occurring after one's death |
| prim | overly neat, proper or formal |
| sardonic | grimly or scornfully mocking |
| superfluous | extra; beyond what is required |
| supplant | to take the place of; supersede |
| taunt | to jeer at, mock, make fun of |
| tenacious | holding firmly or fast; persistent |
