| A | B |
|---|
| vinyl | a material made of strong plastic |
| blurry | not clear |
| scab | the crust that forms on skin where a sore or cut is healing |
| camouflage | a disguise made by looking like your surroundings |
| grunt | a short, deep, hoarse sound |
| capsules | pills |
| influenza | a disease usually called "the flu" |
| epidemic | the quick spreading of a disease to many people |
| pneumonia | a serious lung disease |
| varnished | smoothed over with a glossy surface |
| slithered | slid or glided like a snake |
| flushed | forced out from a hiding place |
| commenced | began |
| circuit | a regular trip from place to place taken by people who do a certain kind of work |
| sharecropper | someone who works on a farm in exchange for a part of a crop |
| shack | a small house built in a simple, rough way |
| surplus | more than what is needed |
| nicks | small cuts, chips, or notches in something |
| termites | small insects like ants that eat wood and damage buildings |
