1. Match the words in column A to the correct meanings in column B.
A
B
1. peculiar:
a. a tool with a semicircular blade, used for cutting corn, rice
2. picturesque
b. a tool used for cutting crops such as grass or corn, with a long curved blade at the end of a long pole
3. sickle
c. showing care in one's work or duties
4. scythe
d. different to what is normal or expected
5. reap
e. a person who lives by asking for money or food
6. diligent
f. a person who hires out boats or provides transport by boat
7. country-sugar
g. being free to do something
8. fatigue
h. full of continuous activities
9. toil
i. visually attractive, especially in a quaint or charming way
10. stalk
j. sugar made from any of various locally available sources
11. water-men
k. to cut or gather (a crop or harvest)
12. menial
l. a job without requiring many skills
13. beggar
m. extreme tiredness resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness
14. hectic
n. the body part of rice
15. spontaneous
o. to work extremely hard