| A | B |
| gawking | to stare stupidly at someone or something |
| scrawny | very thin and skinny |
| prairie | large, flat, grassy plain or rolling grassland |
| moron | someone who is not very smart |
| demon | someone who is wild and out of control; an evil spirit |
| bamboozled | tricked; hoodwinked; puzzled; confused |
| violence | being rough or harmful to others; using force to injure or abuse |
| sneered | a look of insult; to look down on others; to show scorn or contempt |
| afterburners | the part of an engine in a jet that makes it go very fast |
| glum | sullen; dreary; gloomy; sad |
| Conestoga wagon | a covered wagon used by the pioneers on the prairie |
| vegetarian | a person who only eats vegetables, fruits, and grains; not meat |
| consume | to eat or drink; to devour |
| misery | suffering caused by poverty or affliction; emotional distress |
| bazooka | a portable rocket launcher used against tanks or armor |
| infantry | soldiers or troops trained to fight on foot |
| wincey | to wince or flinch; a look of pain |
| pestering | to harass with petty irritations; bugging or annoying |
| species | a category or classification of kind or sort |
| shuddered | trembled or quaked |