| A | B |
|---|
| MALARIA | disease carried by a mosquito |
| MUMBLE | to speak in a low indistinct manner |
| LABORING | working very hard |
| LURKING | sneaking; moving furtively |
| CREVICES | narrow cracks or fissures |
| SOOTHING | comforting; easing one's mind |
| RIGID | lacking flexibility; stiff |
| DISTINCTLY | plainly; clearly; unmistakable |
| SPARINGLY | thrift conscious, conservative |
| UNBEARABLE | unable to endure |
| FRONDS | a leaf or leaf-like part, as in as palm |
| PONTOON | a flat bottomed boat or float |
| GALLEONS | a former sailing vessel, used in war |
| MASSIVE | large in structure |
| GRAVELY | somberly; solemnly |
| EBONY | black or dark |
