| A | B |
|---|
| Covey | family or small flock of birds |
| Rustle | movement with soft, fluttering sounds |
| Chinks | narrow openings; cracks |
| Feinted | acted deceptively to divert attention from one's real purpose |
| Scorpion | relative of the spider with segmented body and rigid tail with a venomous sting that inhabits warm, dry regions |
| Rigidity | The state of being not flexible;stiffness |
| Plaintively | in a sorrowful or mournful manner |
| Clenched | closed tightly |
| Lymphatic | relating to a swollen area on the body that results from the body's attempt to remove foreign particles such as posion |
| Fatigue | physical or mental weariness resulting from exertion |
| Procession | a group moving together in an orderly manner |
| Strenuous | requiring great effort or energy |
| Indigent | having no wealth or few pocessions |
| Indigene | one who is native to an area |
| Subsequent | following in time or order; next |
| Suppliant | asking humbly and earnstly' begging |
| Estuary | arm of the sea that extends inland to meet the mouth of a river |
| Rubble | loose mass of rocks |
| Bulwark | wall raised as a defensive fortification |
| Unsubstantial | lacking material substance or strength |
| Mirage | optical illusion of distant objects, often water |
| Undulating | moving in a smooth, wavelike motion |
| Obscured | not easily noticed or seen |
| Perceptible | capable of being percieved by the senses or the mind |
| Tactful | able to speak or act without offending |
| Speculatively | considering a subject thoughtfully |
| Illusions | erroneous perceptions of reality |
| Deftly | quikly and skillfully |
| Subsided | became less active |
| Incandescence | high degree of brilliance |
| Instinctively | acting on an inborn pattern of behavior |
| Poultice | a moist mass applied to stimulate an inflamed part of the body |
