| 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 woth segmented body and rigid tail with a venomous sting that inhabits warm, dry regions |
| rigidity | the state of being not flexable; stiffness |
| plaintively | in a sarrow or moarnful mannner |
| 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 poison |
| fatigue | physical or mental wearness resulting from exertion |
| procession | a group moving together in an orderly manner |
| strenuous | requiring great effort or energy |
| indigent | having no wealth or few possessions |
| indigene | one who is native to an area |
| subsequent | following in time or order; next |
| suppliant | asking humbly and earnestly; begging |
| estuary | arm of the sea that extends inland to meet the mouth of a river |
| rubble | loose mass of rocks |
| bulwark | wall raised a deffensive fortification |
| unsubstantial | lacking material substance or strength |
| mirage | optical illusion of distance objects; often water |
| undulating | moving in a smooth; wavelike motion |
| obscured | not easily noticed or seen |
| perceptible | capable of being perceived by the sences or the mind |
| factful | able tp speak or act without offending |
| speculatively | consudering a subject thoughtfully |
| illusions | erroneous perceptions of reality |
| deftly | quickly 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 |
