| A | B |
|---|
| astute | wise in a clever way |
| authentic | genuine; true |
| authenticate | to prove that something is genuine |
| authenticity | the condition of being genuine |
| delicacy | (1) a choice item of food (2) consideration for the feelings of others |
| derogatory | expressing a low opinion |
| devour | to eat up or take in hungrily |
| figment | something that is made up in the mind |
| mythical | imaginary; not real |
| plumage | a bird's feathers |
| predatory | living by killing and eating other animals |
| predator | a creature that lives by killing or a person who lives by robbing |
| prior | coming earlier in time |
| scavenge | to search through or pick over |
| scavenger | a person who picks through things |
| slaughter (verb) | to kill in order to obtain meat; |
| slaughter (noun) | the killing of an animal for food or the killing of an animal in a cruel way |
| solitude | the condition of being along or at some distance from others |
| ungainly | moving in a clumsy or awkward way |
| vulnerable | open to attack; easily injured physically or emotionally |
