| A | B |
|---|
| cowered | to shrink away or cringe in fear |
| milling | to move about in a disorderly mass |
| vaulting | leaping upwards |
| taint | stain; contaminating influence |
| nightjar | common grayish brown European nocturnal bird |
| polecat | a European fish-eating mammal related to the ferret |
| scaffolding | a temporary wooden or metal framework for supporting people and material during building |
| strident trill | a harsh vibration |
| skeins | a flock of wild fowl |
| grimace | twisting the faceto express disgust or disapproval |
| covey | a mature bird or pair of birds with a brood of young; also a small flock |
| trance | a sleeplike state; hypnosis |
| bidding | issue an order |
| fetish | an object believed to have supernatural or magical powers |
| mouflon | a wild sheep of the mountains with curling horns in the male |
| meander | a winding path or course |
| putrid | rotten |
| coot | sluggish slow-flying slaty-black birds that resemble ducks |
| rocky crags | steep, rugged rock or cliff |
| futile gesture | useless motion |
| tuber | short part of underground stem, like a potato |
| lilting | a lively and usually happy song or tune |
