| A | B |
|---|
| shudder | tremble with horror, fear, or cold |
| casually | informal |
| exasperated | irritate very much, annoy greatly, make angry |
| astonishing | surprise greatly, amaze |
| mantelpiece | mantel |
| knobby | rounded like a knob |
| frantically | in a frantic manner, with wild exitement |
| maniacs | an insain person who is violent or destructive |
| hoodlums | a young rowdy street ruffian |
| maroon | a very dark brownish red |
| parchment | manuscript or document written on parchment |
| bawling | shout or cry out in a noisy way |
| siezed | take hold of suddenly; clutch; grasp |
| bewildered | confuse completely |
| syllable | word or part of a word pronounced as a unit |
| rage | talk or act violently; move, proceed, or continue with great violence |
| rubbish | silly words and thoughts; nonesense |
| ranting | extravagant, violent, or noisy speech |
| collapsed | breakdown |
| savaging | member of aprimitire, uncivilized people |
| puncture | whole made by something pionted |
| peculiar | strange; odd; unusual |
| stalactites | a formation of lime shaped like an icicle hanging from the roof of a cave. It is formed by dripping water that contains lime |
| stalagmites | a formation of lime shapedlike a cone built up on the floor of a cave. It is formed by dripping waterthat contains lime water |
| grubby | dirty; grimy |
| gawking | stare idly, rudely, or stupidly |
| annoyed | make somewhat angry; disturb |
| panic | a fear spreading through a mulitude of peopleo that they lose control of themselves;unreasoning fear |
| compartment | a separate division or section of anything; part of inclosed place set off by walls or partitions |
| sardine | young or small herring or related fish, often preserved in oil for food |
| corridors | a long hallway; passage in a large building into wich rooms are open |
| sorted | arrange by kinds or classes; arrange in order |
| anxiosly | uneasy because of thoughts or fears of what may happen; trubbled; worried |
| smudged | a dirty mark; smear |
| chilvary | the qualities of an ideal knight in the middle ages; bravery, honor, courtey, protection of the weak, resect for women, and fairness to enemies |
| vigorously | full of vigor; strong and active; energetic; forefull |
| tapestries | fabric with pictures or designes woven in it used to hang on walls, cover furniture, etc |
| rickety | liable to fall or breakdown; weak |
| subtle | sly; crafty; tricky |
| massive | big and heavy; large and solid; bulky |
| boastful | fond of boasting; bragging |
| stunned | daze; bewilder; shock; overwhelm |
| clutched | grasp tightly |
| puzzlement | puzzled condition |
| brilliant | splendid; magnificent |
| panic | affected or be affectedwith panic |
| flailed | beat; thrash |
| ajar | slightly open |
| scarlet | very bright red |
| sinister | bad; evil; dishonest |
| soothe | quiet; calm; comfort |
| tottered | walk with shaky, uneasy steps |
| chestnut | reddish brown |
| spiral | winding; coiled |
| detention | act of detaining; holding back |
