| A | B |
| entrails | intestines |
| supple | flexible; bending easily |
| forage | to search for and collect food |
| deterrent | something that discourages or stops the progress |
| poaching | to hunt or fish illegally |
| pelt | the skin of an animal |
| maniacally | in the manner of an insane person |
| apothecary | pharmacist; one who dispenses medicine or cures |
| blind | a structure in which hunters conceal themselves |
| listed | leaned to one side |
| tenuous | flimsy; lacking a sound basis |
| anti-climatic | an outcome that is disappointing, or a letdown |
| surly | rude or bad-tempered |
| confidant | a person to whom secrets are told or confided |
| banal | trite; very common; overused |
| ruminating | meditating; pondering over |
| bounty | a generous gift |
| gait | a manner of walking or stepping |
| arbitrary | subject to individual whim or judgment |
| gall | rude boldness; nerve |
| foliage | leaves |
| imprudent | lacking in wisdom or judgment; acting rashly |
| inferno | a place consumed in flames |
| circuitous | roundabout; not direct |
| bravado | obvious display of courage |
| mayhem | willful destruction or injury to others |
| eradicated | to remove, destroy, wipe out |
| manifest | to make evident; to show |
| copse | a thicket of small trees |
| replicate | to duplicate or reproduce |
| dexterity | skill using the hands |
| meticulous | showing extreme care with details |
| acrid | a sharp stinging taste or smell |
| proximity | nearness in place; close by |
| vulnerable | open to attack |
| inducement | something that attracts or persuades |
| consolidate | to combine |
| lethargy | drowsy; sluggish |
| rejuvenating | restoring vigor, refreshing |
| wily | clever; cunning |
| dissipate | to scatter; dispel |
| pariahs | an outcast |
| unprecedented | never before known or experienced |
| scrupulously | rigorously precise, exact |
| incapacitated | deprived of ability or strength; unable to function |
| ruse | a trick; a deceptive strategy |
| levity | humor; lightness of mind |
| alleviate | to make easier to endure; ease |
| festering | infected with pus |
| demeanor | conduct; behavior; deportment |
| lethal | deadly; fatal |
| plummeting | falling rapidly; plunging |
| arduous | requiring great exertion or effort; laborious |
| forte | an area in which a person excels; speciality |
| irreverent | lacking respect |
| deluge | a downpour; flood |
| exorbitant | excessively costly; expensive |
| extricating | freeing from entanglelment; disengaging |
| respite | a rest; an interval of relief |
| callously | insensitively; unsympatherically |