| A | B |
| branded | marked by burning the skin with a hot iron |
| constructed | put together; fitted together; built |
| daintily | with delicate beauty; freshly and prettily |
| devastation | the act of layig waste; destruction |
| lullaby | sonf for singing to a child; soft song |
| pitch | a thick, black, sticky substance made from tar or turpentine |
| resourceful | good at thinking of ways to do things; quick witted |
| thieving | stealing |
| veins | membranous tubes forming part of the system of vessels that carry blood to the heart |
| cantankerous | ready to make trouble; ill-natured |
| irascible | easily made angry |
| varmint | an objectionable animal or person (DIALECT) |