| A | B |
|---|
| debris | the remains of anything broken down or destroyed |
| mottled | discolored or blotched |
| recumbent | lying down, reclining |
| bindle | a bundle carried by a migrant person |
| morosely | gloomily or sullenly ill-humored |
| imperiously | domineering in a haughty manner; arrogant |
| carp | to find fault or criticize |
| mollified | to reduce, calm, or soothe |
| pugnacious | ready to fight |
| gingerly | warily, with great care or caution |
| ominously | with foreboding or warning |
| slough | to shed or cast off skin |
| derogatory | to lower the reputation of something |
| flounced | to jump upon with exaggerated movements |
| plaintively | melancholy or low spirited |
| complacently | pleased, satisfied with oneself |
| derision | mockery |
| receptive | having the quality or willingness to receive |
| nuisance | someone or something annoying or bothersome |
| euchre | a card game |
| reprehensible | deserving of blame or rebuke |
| bemused | bewildered or confused |
| mauled | to handle roughly |
| sullenness | showing irritation with a gloomy silence |
| averted | to turn away |
| appraised | to determine the value of something |
| belligerently | warlike |
