| A | B |
|---|
| reptile | a cold blooded animal that creeps or crawls; snakes, lizards, turtles, alligators, crocodiles |
| rarely | seldom; not often |
| forbid | order someone not to do something; make a rule against |
| logical | reasonable; reasonably expected |
| exhibit | display; show |
| proceed | go on after having stopped; move forward |
| precaution | measures taken beforehand; foresight |
| extract | pull out or draw out, usually with some effort |
| prior | coming before; earlier |
| embrace | hug one another; a hug |
| valiant | brave; courageous |
| partial | not complete; not total |
| fierce | savage; wild |
| detest | dislike very much; hate |
| sneer | show scorn or contempt by looks or words; a scornful look or remark |
| scowl | look angry by lowering the eyebrows; frown |
| encourage | give courage to; increase the confidence of |
| consider | think about in order to decide |
| vermin | small animals that are troublesome or destructive; fleas, bedbugs, lice, rats, and mice are vermin |
| wail | cry loud and long because of grief or pain |
| symbol | something that stands for or represents something else |
| authority | the right to command or enforce obedience; power delegated to another; an author or volume that my be appealed to in support of an action or belief |
| neutral | on neither side of a quarrel or war |
| trifle | a small amount; little bit; something of little value |
