| A | B |
|---|
| Morass | low-lying, soggy ground: bog |
| Prevalent | widely existing, accepted, or practiced |
| Miserly | characteristic of a miser, especially tending to hoard money or possessions |
| Petition | a solemn entreaty or request to a superior authority: supplication |
| Termagant | a scolding, quarrelsome woman: shrew |
| Askance | with a side or oblique glance: sideways |
| Quagmires | land with a soft, yielding surface |
| Precarious | dangerously lacking in stability or security |
| Impregnable | incapable of being taken or entered by force |
| Melancholy | sadness or depression of the spirits: gloom |
| Garb | clothing, especially when distinctive |
| Swarthy | having a dark color or complexion |
| Hewn | to strike or cleave with a heavy cutting instrument |
| Buccaneer | pirate |
| Propitiated | to appease |
| Surmised | to infer (something) without conclusive evidence |
| Usurer | one who lends money at an exorbitant or illegal rate of interest |
| Ostentation | lavish or pretentious display meant to impress others |
| Superfluous | being beyond what is sufficient or required: extra |
| Clamor | loud and sustained noise: din |
