amber
a hard yellowish to brownish translucent fossil resin; used for jewelry
beeswax
a yellow to brown wax secreted by honeybees to build honeycombs
bomb shelter
a chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids
Catholicism
the beliefs and practices of a Catholic Church
consolation
the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction
cranny
a small opening or crevice (especially in a rock face or wall)
cultured
marked by refinement in taste and manners
despising
a feeling of scornful hatred
disbelieving
denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion
grits
coarsely ground hulled corn boiled as a breakfast dish in the southern United States
kudzu
fast-growing vine from eastern Asia having tuberous starchy roots and hairy trifoliate leaves and racemes of purple flowers followed by long hairy pods containing many seeds; grown for fodder and forage and root starch; widespread in the southern United States
magnitude
the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)
misery
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
orbit
the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
orphaned
deprived of parents by death or desertion
prejudice
a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
resentment
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
similarity
the quality of being similar
swarm
a group of many things in the air or on the ground
