| A | B |
|---|
| worn | deteriorated |
| askew | crooked; at an angle |
| brisk | cold but fresh and enlivening |
| persist | to insist, as in repeating a statement |
| recoil | to draw back, as in fear, horror, or surprise |
| petrified | paralyzed with fear or horror |
| lurk | be present in a latent or barely discernible state, although still presenting a threat |
| breed | to raise |
| reserve | land set aside by government for a specific purpose, such as wildlife preservation |
| luminous | emitting light |
| impetuous | impulsive |
| pulsate | to throb or beat rhythmically |
| acrid | having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell |
| glimpse | a momentary or partial view |
| impede | to hinder; to interfere with or slow the progress |
| implement | tool, instrument, or utensil used to carry out tasks |
| issue | to come forth; to emerge |
| glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |
| quarry | something that is sought or pursued; prey; |
| hack | to use heavy blows to cut or chop in an irregular or unskillful manner |
| hoist | to raise or pull up |
| indignantly | quality of being filled with a dignified anger, aroused by unfair or mean actions or comments |
| nape | the back of the neck |
| toil | fatiguing work or effort |
| retort | to reply in kind, especially with anger or with a witty or insulting response |
| assailant | attacker |
| dissension | disagreement; discord |
| compound (place) | a fenced or walled-in area containing a group of buildings |
| vex | to annoy |
| granary | storehouse |
| derisively | using ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| blandly | quietly; without concern |
| affront | a deliberate insult |
| discreetly | unnoticeably |
| heedless | inconsiderate, thoughtless |
| beauticians | skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft |
| blemish | an imperfection that mars or impairs; a flaw or defect |
| bulwark | the side of a ship above the upper deck |
| cradle | a small low bed for an infant, often furnished with rockers |
| galley | the kitchen and cooking apparatus, especially of a ship or airplane |
| lamentation | act of mourning, crying, or wailing |
| lithely | with flexibility and grace; easily; athletically |
| query | to ask especially with a desire for authoritative information |
| seize | to grasp suddenly and forcibly; take, conquer |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility; unemotional |
| animosity | ill will or resentment |
| desist | to cease to proceed or act; to stop |
| detainee | a person held in custody especially for political reason |
| keen | to lament or mourn loudl |
| copious | more than enough; plentiful |
| avarice | greed; desire for wealt |
| render | cause to become; make possible |
| procure | brought about; caused |
| nominal | existing n name only; not real |
