| A | B |
| contort | to twist or bend severly out of shape |
| apprehension | fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future |
| disengage | to release from something that holds fast |
| complacent | contented to a fault; self satisfied |
| derision | ridicule, the act of making fun of |
| reprehensible | deserving of blame |
| accumulate | to amass or gather |
| maul | to handle roughly or injure |
| aloof | distant, especially in relation to others |
| fawn | to exhibit affection |
| contemptuous | manifesting or feeling hatred |
| jeer | to speak or shout with derision; to mock |
| panic | sudden overpowering terror |
| writhe | to twist or squirm in pain |
| snivel | to cry or weep with sniffles |
| monotonous | sounded or spoken in unvarying tone; repetitiously dull |
| hoosegow | a jail |
| skinner | a mule driver |
| graybacks | body lice |
| jack | money |
| pants rabbits | body lice |