hue
color; shade; tint
purify
clean; deodorize; freshen
stalemated
deadlocked; were at a standsill
provisions
supplies of food or other necessities
hefted
heaved; raised; flung
culls
things picked out from others, especially something rejected because of inferior quality
prime
first in excellence, quality, or value
plodding
walking heavily; trudging
thongs
narrow strips of leather used for binding
nettle
a tease or an irritation
depressions
dents, dimples, impressions