| A | B |
|---|
| bulky | awkwardly large |
| voiding | to make empty; to eliminate solid or liquid waste from the body |
| diminished | make or become smaller/less important |
| disengage | to release from attachment or connection; loosen; unfasten |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept; lacking in warmth, life, or kindliness |
| ember | little piece of charcoal or wood in a dying fire |
| exultation | an expression of great happiness or triumph |
| forlorn | feeling deserted or abandoned |
| fumble | to grope or handle clumsily |
| dwarfed | Make somebody or something small/feel small |
| gnarled | knotted, twisted, and misshapen |
| gratitude | the quality or feeling of being grateful or thankful |
| grit | hard, sharp granules of sand or ice |
| gully | a small valley |
| hallucination | a scene or experience that is imagined, unfounded, and mistaken |
| haunches | the part of the body comprising the hip, buttock, and upper thigh |
| hummock | a small hill or mound; a ridge of ice in an ice field |
| immense | Huge: exceptionally great in extent or degree |
| hunker | to settle in or squat down close to the ground for a long wait, perhaps for protection |
| coarse | rough to the touch |
| lash | a stroke with a whip or some other long flexible object, often one of several given as a punishment |
| ledge | a flat surface or shelf projecting from rock face |
| liberally | given freely and without restraint or hesitation |
| mourning | Express sadness at something lost |
| penetrate | to pierce or pass into or through |
| plight | an unfavorable or unfortunate condition, state or situation one to find oneself in |
| protrude | to stick out or project from somewhere |
| pummelling | to beating or thrashing with or as if with the fists |
| rancid | having the strong disagreeable smell or taste |
| ravenous | extremely hungry |
| reluctantly | feeling or showing aversion, hesitation, or unwillingness |
| shrugged | Raised and dropped shoulder briefly to show uncertainty or indifference |
| sleek | smooth and glossy and well-groomed |
| supple | flexible and elastic |
| strain | excessive physical or mental tension; also : a force, influence, or factor causing such tension |
| trample | tread heavily on something or somebody so as to cause damage or injury |
| trance | A dazed or stunned or dream-like state |
| impertinent | not within the bounds of politeness or good taste; inappropriate for the situation |
