| A | B |
| hobbling | moving or walking awkwardly with or as if with a limp |
| admitted | granted entrance to, let in |
| twinge | sudden, sharp pain |
| insult | to speak to with scornful abuse, rudeness, or disrespect |
| technique | special way of doing something, method |
| scraggly | having a ragged, sparse, or untended appearance |
| vaccine | killed or weakened virus or bacteria of certain diseases, inoculation |
| nugget | a lump of something as it is found in nature |
| abruptly | suddenly, unexpectedly |
| commune | community that shares property such as living quarters |
| gnarled | rough and slightly deformed |
| cathedral | any large or important church |
| identity | one's sense of being distinguishable from other persons |
| clenched | closed or pressed together tensely or tightly |
| communicate | to make known or irrationally |