| A | B |
|---|
| wiry | lean and slender |
| vacant | empty; having no occupant |
| porter | an attendant in a railroad car or sleeping car |
| valise | a small piece of luggage carried by hand |
| lopes | to move or run with bounding steps |
| corrugated | to draw or bend into folds |
| canted | tilt; tip |
| minuscule | very small |
| desolate | barren; deserted |
| entwined | spin, wind or twist together |
| rummages | to search thoroughly or actively through |
| pinon | low growing pines of Western North America |
| flanked | surrounded; put something on each side of |
| remnants | the remains; a trace |
| syncopation | a note, beat, rhythm |
| dawdling | to waste time; move slowly |
| dismantle | to disassemble |
| cascading | to fall in or like a waterfall |
| inaudible | incapable of being heard |
| thrum | dull; monotonous sound |
| commando | a member of a military used for surprise; hit and run raids against Axis forces |
| rivulet | small stream; brook |
| sluice | to flush or cleanse with a rush of water |
| shirred | to draw up or gather on 3 or more parallel lines |
| briar pipe | a pipe made from the root of the tree heath |
| metallurgist | a person who works with heating metals |
| tawny | of a dark yellowish or dull yellowish-brown color |
| procurement | the act of buying |
