| A | B |
|---|
| brusquely | abrupt in speech or manner; discourteously blunt |
| contorted | twisted, wrenched or bent |
| derogatory | belittling; lessening in value |
| flounced | moved in a lively or bouncy manner |
| gingerly | cautiously |
| grizzled | having gray hairs mixed with dark hairs |
| liniment | fluid rubbed into the skin to ease pain |
| mollified | calmed in temper |
| morosely | somberly, sadly |
| mottled | blotched with different shades of color, like marble |
| ominously | threateningly |
| plaintively | sorrowfully, mournfully |
| pugnacious | combative in nature |
| recumbent | resting or lying down |
| scoffed | mocked or treated with derision |
| scourge | source of widespread affliction |
| skeptically | questioningly; with doubt |
| slough | to get rid of; to discard something undesirable |
| ticking | fabric used to make pillow and mattress covers |
| yammered | whined or complained |
