| A | B |
| plume | feather of a bird |
| waft | a slight breeze; to move lightly as by air |
| frail | fragile; weak |
| shudder | tremble with fear; shake; quiver |
| cringe | cower; shrink in fear |
| hefty | heavy; bulky |
| pulp | soft juicy part of fruit; soft sensitive tissue |
| groan | to make a deep moan of pain, grief or irritation |
| lame | crippled arm or leg that prevents ease of movement; not very convincing |
| glimmer | an unsteady light; soft shimmer; a small amount; bit |
| bar | straight piece of metal or wood that is longer than wide; to prevent; to block off |
| rickety | feeble in the joints; shaky |
| tusk | a very long and large tooth used for digging food or as a weapon |
| expel | to drive or force out; to force to leave |
| rigid | not flexible;stiff;hardf; very fixed on one's opinions |
| marsh | an area of wet land overgrown by grasses |
| ban | forbid; by law or social pleasure |
| ruddy | having a healthy reddish color |
| morsel | a small piece of food; a small quantity |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| scarce | lacking in quantity or number; not plentiful;rare |
| trace | a very small amount; a mark left by something that has passed; road; sketch;to copy by following lines; To study or show the progress of in detail; part of a harness to attach a horse to a wagon |
| ransack | search thoroughly; to search through in order to rob |
| wily | tricky; cunning |