| A | B |
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| glut | to fill with food to the point of discomfort; to flood with more goods than are needed |
| plummet | to fall straight down; plunge |
| stealthy | slow deliberate and secret in action or character; intended to escape observation; furtive |
| plumage | the entire clothing of feathers of a bird |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch down |
| rambling | to move from place to place for no special reason; to talk or write without a clear purpose |
| snippet | a small part, piece or thing |
| deflate | to release air or gas from; to cause to move fro a higher to a lower level; reduce from a state of inflation; collapse |
| apt | likely; just right; being to the point; quick to learn |
| inkling | a vague notion; hint; of what it all meant |
| baffle | confuse; a device to turn aside to regulate flow; to defeat or check by confusing. |
| profuse | pouring forth in great amounts; very plentiful |
| misgiving | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| digress | to turn aside especially from the main subject in writing or speaking |
| grave | deserving serious consideration; threatening great harm or danger; dignified in appearance or manner; of or marked by an accent mark; a slow solemn manner |
| strife | bitter sometimes violent disagreement ;struggle |
| regret | to miss very much;to mourn the loss or death; to be keenly sorry for; to experience regret |
| spiteful | filled with or showing spite; malicious; dislike or hatred of another person is spite |
| dispute | argument; debate; an angry difference of opinion; to question the truth or rightness. |
| nose-dive | a downward nose-first plunge; a sudden extreme drop |
| catty | resembling a cat; mean in a sly way |
| dollop | a pile of |
| skulk | to move in a sly or secret manner; to hide or conceal oneself from cowardice |
| bedraggled | limp, soggy, or dirty from; or as if from rain or mud |
| spasm | a sudden uncontrolled contracting of muscles; a sudden violent or temporary effort |
