| A | B |
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| heron | n. a wading bird with a long neck, long legs, and grey or white feathers |
| dilatory | adj. slow |
| plodding | adj. slow-moving |
| consolation | n. a source of comfort |
| zest | n. lively enjoyment and enthusiasm |
| wistful | sad; deep in thought, especially thoughts of something yearned for or lost |
| shoal | adj. shallow (used to describe water) |
| boughs | n. the large main branches of a tree |
| geranium | n. a popular garden plant with large rounded leaves |
| discreetly | adv. without attracting attention |
| inaudibly | adv. in a manner that is impossible to hear |
| wayfarer | n. a traveler, especially somebody who makes a journey on foot |
| proffered | v. offered something for consideration |
| squalor | n. shabbiness and dirtiness resulting from poverty or neglect |
| quaint | adj. attractively old-fashioned |
| demure | adj. acting in a shy or modest way |
| ornithologist | n. one who studies birds |
| rushes | n. plants that grow in wet marshy areas with stems that resemble blades of grass |
| divining | v. realizing something |
| elusive | adj. difficult to find or catch |
| whippoorwills | n. nocturnal songbirds |
| wending | v. travelling along a course or route |
| pinions | n. bird’s wings |
| vexed | v. annoyed or agitated |
| solemn | adj. showing sincerity or gravity, humorless |
