| A | B |
|---|
| fluster | behave in a confused manner |
| throng | a large gathering of people |
| depredation | an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding |
| bewildered | perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements |
| haughty | having or showing arrogant superiority |
| flummox | be a mystery or bewildering to |
| ire | belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong |
| audacious | disposed to venture or take risks |
| fierce | marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions |
| expedition | an organized group of people undertaking a journey |
| devour | eat greedily |
| prudent | marked by sound judgment |
| reverence | a feeling of profound respect for someone or something |
| plunder | goods or money obtained illegally |
| scarce | deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand |
| outlandish | conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual |
| defray | bear the expenses of |
| repose | freedom from activity |
| purloin | make off with belongings of others |
| mince | cut into small pieces |
| replenish | fill something that had previously been emptied |
| solemn | dignified and somber in manner or character |
| palpitate | shake with fast, tremulous movements |
| venerable | profoundly honored |
| hoard | a secret store of valuables or money |
| cleave | separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument |
| shirk | avoid one's assigned duties |
| rummage | search haphazardly |
| ingenious | showing inventiveness and skill |
| wretched | very unhappy; full of misery |
| audacious | disposed to venture or take risks |
| abreast | alongside each other, facing in the same direction |
| rune | a letter from an ancient alphabet |
| remuneration | paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses |
| necromancer | one who practices magic or sorcery |
| foreshadowing | the act of providing vague advance indications |
