| A | B |
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| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff; a dwelling or room placed high up |
| brandish | to shake or wave as a weapon |
| sylvan | living orl ocated in the woods or forest; of relating to, or characteristic of the woods or forest |
| embryo | an animal in the early stages of development; another name for fetus |
| subjugate | to control someone by force; enslave; to bring to servitude |
| pretentious | showy; ambitious |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attach |
| shackle | something that confines the arms or legs |
| aquatic | growing or living in frequent water |
| purge | to cleanse or purify; to rid or clear or free |
| unavailing | not successful |
| bastion | a fortified area or position; a firmly established place or position |
| promontory | a high point or land or rock jutting into a body of water |
| teem | to become filled to overflowing; to be present in large quantities |
| homely | characteristic of home life; not handsome |
| pittance | a small portion, amount or allowance |
| abolish | to do away with wholly; put an end to |
| barren | incapable of producing children; producing little or no vegetation |
| cloister | a place of religious seclusion; life in religious seclusion |
| emancipate | to free from constraint, control or power of other people; to free from slavery |
| paltry | ridiculously or insultingly small; utterly worthless; mean or contemptible |
| flail | to strike with a flail; a hand thrashing tool with a wooden handle with a metal spiked ball at the end |
| colossal | extraordinarily great in size; huge; gigantic |
| burrow (not Josh) | to construct by tunneling; to conceal oneself in or as if in a burrow |
| pelt | bombard, hurl or throw; an undressed skin with its hair, wool or fur |
