| A | B |
|---|
| assume | believe to be a fact |
| banish | send away, exile |
| brooch | large ornamental pin |
| reeled | fell back from a blow |
| landlord | person who keeps a roooming house |
| brandished | waved in a threatening manner |
| sauntered | walk about idly; stroll |
| surreptitiously | secretly |
| communal | shared by all |
| perfunctorily | without enthusiasm; routinely |
| obscure | not well-known |
| loathed | hated |
| burrow | dig a hole or tunnel for shelter |
| haunches | an animal's legs |
| dislodge | leave a resting place |
| loaf | spend time idly |
| bog | small marsh or swamp |
| dismayed | afraid; without confidence |
| sundered | broken apart |
| tawny | tan; yellowish brown |
| grotesquely | in a strange, distorted way |
| desolate | lonely; solitary |
| distraught | extremely upset |
| tolerant | free from bigotry or prejudice |
| wholesome | promoting health; healthful |
| cremated | burned to ashes |
| stern | strict; unyielding |
| swerve | curving motion |
| buttes | steep hills standing in a flat land |
| content | happy enough |
| forlorn | alone and miserable |
| blundered | made a foolish mistake |
| downy | soft and fluffy |
| bound | tied |
| emaciated | extemely thin; starving |
| despondent | lacking hope; depressed |
| mortality | having to die eventually |
| translucent | able to transmit light |
| hostility | anger; unfriendliness |
| whimper | make low crying sounds; complain |
| grisly | horrible |
| utter | speak |
| crouches | stoops or bends low |
| equal | of the same amount |
| queried | asked |
| volleyed | fired together |
| torrent | flood |
| strive | struggle |
| inevitable | certain to happen |
| intrigued | fascinated |
| formidable | impressive |
| compelled | forced |
| endorsements | giving approval to something |
| ghastly | frightful; ghostlike |
| radiance | quality of shining brightly |
| brawny | strong and muscular |
| unravel | becoming tangled or separated |
