| A | B |
|---|
| recumbent | lying down |
| morosely | in a gloomy way |
| scowled | looked angry or threatening |
| mollified | calmed, soothed, pacified |
| pugnacious | tending to pick fights |
| ominously | threateningly; in a way that suggests bad things to come |
| derision | scorn |
| euchre | card game similar to bridge |
| gnawing | cutting and wearing away by biting |
| solitaire | card game played by one person |
| aloof | distant in one's manner; reserved |
| liniment | medicated liquid rubbed on the skin in order to soothe soreness or inflammation |
| taloned | clawed |
| alfalfa | plant grown mainly to feed animals |
| complacently | in a way that shows too much satisfaction with oneself |
| bewildered | hopelessly confused; puzzled |
| mottled | marked with blotches, streaks, or spots of different colors or shades |
| belligerently | in a way that shows a willingness or readiness to fight |
| scuttled | ran or moved quickly; scurried |
| monotonous | going on in the same tone with little or no variation |
