| A | B |
|---|
| abruptly | suddenly; almost rudely |
| apprehensive | anxious; fearful |
| archly | playfully |
| axles | bars connecting two opposite wheels |
| bale | large bundle of something that has been compressed and tied together |
| blacksmith | person who works with iron |
| bristled | stiff and prickly |
| bridled | to pull one's head back in anger or pride;especially when one feels offended |
| brusquely | roughly; abruptly |
| calculating | shrewd; scheming |
| cesspool | deep hole in the ground into which sewage is drained |
| cocky | conceited; overbearing; agressive |
| complacent | in a pleased, satisfied manner |
| derogatory | belittling and insulting |
| disengage | free |
| douse | to drench with liquid |
| dragfooted | lame; dragging a lame foot |
| gingerly | in a careful, cautious way |
| grayback | lice; parasites |
| grizzled | gray |
| insteps | parts of the shoes between the toe and the ankle |
| labor | work |
| lame | crippled |
| lash | to swing around quickly |
| lean | thin |
| liniment | medicated liquid rubbed on the skin to ease sore muscles and sprains |
| mollified | soothed |
| ominous | in a threatening way |
| precede | go before or ahead of |
| pugnacious | eager and ready to fight |
| scourges | anything that inflicts discomfort or suffering |
| scowl | an angry look achieved by frowning and furrowing eyebrows together |
| slough | get rid of |
| skeptical | to doubt or question something |
| stocky | heavily and solidly built |
| vicious | cruelly; in a mean way |
