| A | B |
|---|
| astute | wise in a clever or practical way |
| authentic | genuine true |
| delicacy | a choice item of food |
| derogatory | expressing a low opinion intended to hurt the reputation of a person or thing |
| devour | to eat up hungrily |
| figment | something that is made up in the mind but that has no connection with reality |
| mythical | imaginary not real |
| plumage | birds feather |
| predatory | living by killing and eating other animals |
| prior | coming earlier in time |
| scavenge | to search through or pick over looking for something usable |
| slaughter | to kill in order to obtain meat |
| solitude | the condition of being alone or at some distance from people |
| ungainly | moving in a clumsy or awkward way |
| vulnerable | open to attack easily injured |
