| A | B |
| primordial | reering back to the intial stages |
| peril | danger, risk |
| vicarious | to experience through another's thoughts, feeelings, experiences |
| anatagonist | the villlian, opponent in the story |
| reproof | scolding |
| introspective | to focus on one's own thingking and feeling |
| perpetual | never ending |
| gaunt | extremely thin and boney |
| venom | a toxic substance from an animal |
| ardouous | difficult |
| waterfront | ocenas edge where docks and wharves are |
| cower | pull away in fear |
| express | fast transportation |
| rabbies | disease animals can transmit to humans |
| cunning | slyness, skill at trickery |
| bristled | hair stood up swiftly |
| crate | box mde of wooden slats |
| mistreat | to abuse, ir deal with harshly |
| ravenous | severe hunger pains |