| A | B |
|---|
| venison | (noun) The meat of a deer. |
| beacon | (noun) A guiding or warning signal (as a lighthouse). |
| prevail upon | to urge successfully |
| renown | fame |
| anguish | extreme pain or distress of body or mind |
| widower | a man whose wife is dead and who has not remarried |
| pant | to breathe quickly and heavily |
| crypt | a chamber for burial |
| slumber | sleep |
| bade | the past tense of "bid" |
| defer | to postpone; to put off |
| fester | to become painful and inflamed |
| persistent | (adj.) refusing to give up; continuing stubbornly |
| optimistic | (adj.) hopeful about the future; confident |
| pessimistic | (adj.) tending to expect the worst possible outcome |
| defiant | (adj.) willing to stand up to opposition; bold |
| flustered | (adj.) nervous or confused |
| intense | (adj.) showing great concentration or determination |
| elusive | (adj.) escaping from capture as by daring, cleverness, or skill |
| bluff | to deceive by pretending to have strength or confidence that one does not really have |
| camouflage | a disguise or false appearance serving to conceal. |
| bough | One of the brances of a tree, especially one laden with blossoms or fruit. |
| solemn | (adj.) Of a serious, grave, or earnest character. |
| remote | (adj.) Faraway, far off ; out of the way, secluded. |
| phoenix | a mythological bird that lived for over 500 years and then burned itself to death, only to rise out of its own ashes to live another life |
| taciturn | (adj.) speaking very little; not fond of talking. |
| realization | (noun) A clear understanding; full awareness. The bringing into existence of something. |
| visage | (noun) Face. |
| mutton | (noun) The meat of a sheep. |
| minimal | (adj.) least possible; very small; relating to or being a minimum. |
| isolated | kept apart from others |
