| A | B |
|---|
| kindle | to build and start a fire; arouse or excite a feeling |
| knoll | a small rounded hill |
| luminous | giving of light; shining |
| malleable | capable of being shaped or formed by pressing, hammering, or another forceful action |
| materialize | to appear out of nowhere |
| meander | to follow a winding and turning course |
| meticulous | showing great concern for details; extremely careful or precise |
| misgivings | feelings of doubt or concern |
| momentum | a quantity used to measure the motion of a body, equal to the product of its mass and velocity |
| monotonous | dull because of being always the same |
| multitude | a very large number |
| muster | to bring a group of soldiers together; assemble |
| narrate | to tell a story or describe a series of events |
| obscure | difficult to understand; vague |
| ominous | being a sign of trouble, danger, or disaster; threatening |
| outlandish | unconventional; strange |
| persistent | refusing to give up or stop; continuing despite difficulties |
| pertinent | related to the matter at hand; relevant |
| potential | the ability to grow, develop, or improve |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging mass or rock, such as the face of a cliff |
| pristine | remaining in a pure or unspoiled state |
| quell | to cause a feeling to become less intense, calm or settle |
| recluse | a person who lives alone or has little to do with other people |
| recuperate | to return to normal health or strength; recover |
| replenish | to build a supply of something again; fill again |
| repugnant | causing disgust; offensive or repulsive |
| restitution | the act of doing something or paying money to make up for some damage, loss, or injury that you have caused |
| sabotage | a deliberate and usually secret act that causes damage or hinders an activity |
| scarcity | an insufficient amount or supply; a shortage |
| scurry | to move with light steps; scamper |
| serenity | the quality of being calm, peaceful, or untroubled |
| sociable | enjoying the company of others |
| somber | very serious or sad |
| specimen | something that is studied by scientists as an example of an entire set of things, such as an entire species of living things |
| stamina | the power to resist fatigue or illness while working hard; endurance |
| subside | to become less active, intense, or agitated; abate |
| swagger | to walk in a way that makes it look as if you |
| swarm | a large number of insects or other small creatures, especially when in motion |
| tactic | an action that is planned to achieve a goal |
| terse | brief and to the point; concise |
| translucent | allowing light to pass through, but blurring it so that images cannot be seen throughly |
| uncanny | arousing wondr and fear, as if supernatural; eerie |
| unsightly | not pleasant to look at; unattractive |
| versatile | having varied uses or functions |
| vigilant | watching out for danger or something that might go wrong; watchful |
| vulnerable | capable of being harmed, damaged, or injured |
| waft | to float easily and gently on the air; drift |
| waver | to move unsteadily back and forth |
| weather | to wear away or change, as in color or surface texture, by exposure to the wind, rain, and other conditions of the atmosphere |
| zeal | great enthusiasm for or devotion to a cause, ideal, or goal |
