| A | B |
|---|
| groped | felt about with the hands |
| writhed | to twist the body in pain |
| carcasses | dead body of animals |
| tufts | clusters of small, soft parts |
| stubble | stumps of grain or stalks |
| biding | to endure, wait out |
| excavating | to look for or search |
| deformed | to be changed physically |
| enormous | huge, very large |
| tangle | to bring together into a mess |
| ponging | to have a disagreeable smell |
| frail | weak or in ill health |
| festered | rotting sore with pus |
| scuff | to scrap with ones foot, mar |
| musky | a stale oder |
| migrants | people who move often to work |
| mash | soft pulpy mass - boiled grain |
| amateur | unprofessional, not experienced |
| wheezy | short of breath, trouble breathing |
| curdling | spoiling |
| desperate | having urgent need |
| straddled | stand with legs apart |
| smothered | to stifle or sufficate |
| brittle | stiff, breakable |
| soothe | to make someone feel better |
| sparse | not thick, thinly scattered |
| rickety | ready to fall apart |
| sulking | remain quiet out of anger or disappointment |
| descended | move from higher to lower |
| swarmed | surounded, encircled |
| divining | pertaining to God |
| procession | moving along in orderly fashion |
| dunes | sand hills |
| glowering | staring at angrily |
| parched | extremely dried out, thirsty |
| primed | make ready for use |
| slogging | walk heavily or plod |
| knoll | small hill |
| hoarding | collecting something for future use |
| mottled | red splotching |
| cottony | dried out from dehydration |
| flinch | wince |
| intentions | purpose |
| betrothal | wedding promise or dowery |
| diversification | varied |
