barren
not fertile, desolate, empty
bartered
traded
clammy
a feeling of cold due to being damp
connive
plot, scheme
croon
to sing in a soft and low tone
dogged
stubborn and determined
fester
to ooze, run over
foundry
a factory where metals are produced
furrow
cuts in the ground
graft
corruption (usually political)
lea
grassland
lulled
caused someone to fall into a calm, relaxed sleep
pallor
paleness
serf
a member of a servile feudal class bound to the land and subject to the will of its owner (m-w.com)
sopping
soaked with water
stealth
sneakiness
strand
the land that borders a body of water
syncopated
a rhythm that stresses weak instead of strong beats
turpentine
resinous extract from conifer pines
wenches
a slang term for women, usually domestic servants
