| A | B |
| resembled | To be or look like. |
| lumbered | To move in a clumsy way. The work of cutting down trees. |
| drenching | To make wet all over; soak. |
| clutching | To grasp or hold tightly. |
| altered | To change; make or become different. |
| desolate | Gloomy or depressing. |
| epidemic | The sudden appearance of a disease that spreads quickly and widely. |
| emigrant | Leaving one's own country or region to settle in another. A person who leaves his or her own country or region to settle in another. |
| caravan | A group of people or vehicles traveling together. |
| mesa | A high area of land that has steep sides and a flat top. |
| vast | Extremely large in area, size, or amount. |
| wallows | A pool of water or mud that animals roll in. |