| A | B |
|---|
| Diary | book of private thoughts |
| Fever | high body temperature |
| Furious | filled with wild rage or anger |
| Pecked | bit at something as a bird would do |
| Porcupine | a rodent covered with sharp spines |
| Prickly | having sharp spiny spikes |
| Shrank | drawn back in fear |
| Trim | the edging on a piece of clothing or on another object |
| Appendix | a small body organ connected to the large intestine |
| Assigned | appointed to do a job |
| Barbed | having sharp points |
| False | not true or real |
| Grouch | unpleasant |
| Permanent | lasting a long time |
| Rickety | unstable or poorly constructed |
| Stale | not fresh |
| Porridge | soft food made of cereal grain |
| Refugee | someone who flees home to seek shelter |
| penned | locked up in a small enclosure |
| cupboard | cabinet with shelves for dishes |
