| A | B |
|---|
| manipulated | handled or treated, especially skillfully |
| distinguished | famous, well-known |
| skeptical | inclined to doubt, not believing easily |
| illusions | appearance or feelings that misleads because it is not real |
| gaped | open wide |
| cursory | without attention to details |
| plaintive | expressive of sorrow; mournful; sad |
| toeholds | a small crack, projection, ridge just large enough for the toes in climbing |
| futile | not successful; useless |
| roving | wandering about; roaming |
| portal | door, gate or entrance |
| puny | small and weak |
| intake | a small place where water, air, gas, etc. enters a channel, pipe, or other narrow opening |
| silos | an airtight building or pit in which green fodder for livestock is stored |
| confer | consult together; exchange ideas |
| down spouts | pipes for carrying off water |
| neurologist | person who studies the nervous system and its diseases |
| partition | division ito parts; apportionment |
| vanished | disappear; especially suddenly |
| access | right to approach, enter or use |
