| A | B |
| thrashing | whipping |
| inaudible | unable to hear |
| vanish | disappear |
| cavernous | like a cave |
| muttered | mumbled |
| bushel | a unit of measurement that's different depending on the fruit or vegetable |
| convict | someone who is in jail or prison |
| resentment | wanting to get revenge on someone |
| contrite | feeling sorry for something that you've done |
| fury | hot anger |
| scheme | a plan |
| apprentice | someone who is learning a skill from someone who is an expert |
| cutthroat | a person who would be likely to cut someone's throat |
| stave | a wooden stick |
| dastardly | someone who does harm to someone else in a sneaky manner |
| fathom | a unit of measure that is six feet; used to measure the depth of water |
| scalped | removed the scalp |
| immense | great size or number |
| orphan | a child whose parents have died |
| mire | to get muddy |
| spite | hatred of another person with the intent of doing harm to them |
| moat | a big ditch filled with water than surrounds a castle |
| gnarl | a large knot in the wood of a tree |
| astonishment | being surprised |
| derelict | someone who has been neglected |