| A | B |
|---|
| scoundrel | a mean or wicked person |
| swamp | to fill with water or submerge |
| flank | the fleshy part of the side between the ribs and the hip |
| carcass | dead body of an animal |
| skittish | easily frightened |
| deliberately | done on purpose |
| conviction | firmness of belief or opinion |
| headwaters | the streams that make up the beginning of a river |
| marvel | to be very impressed, surprised or bewildered |
| composed | to become or remain calm |
| haggled | to argue over something |
| befitting | to be suitable or appropriate for somebody or something |
| novelty | something new, original and different that is interesting or exciting |
| marrow | the soft red or yellow fatty tissue that fills the middle of the bones |
| scanty | not much or less than needed |
| ordeal | a very difficult or harrowing experience |
| strenous | requiring physical effort, energy, stamina or strength |
| whittling | to shave or cut off chips from the surface of wood with a knife |
| relished | pleased by an appetizing taste |
| boulder | a large detached and rounded or worn mass of rock |
| stark | barren or desolate |
| spawned | produced or deposited eggs |
| scramble | to move or climb quickly on all fours |
| velocity | speed and direction |
| estuary | a section of river where the sea's saltwater mixes with the river's freshwater |
| immense | very great in size or amount |
| credit | an amount or sum that a bank or company will let a person use |
