| A | B |
| billboard | a large sign for advertising |
| blotches | large irregular spots |
| clamp | a device that presses things togethe |
| expire | to come to an end or become out-of-date |
| griddle | flat surface on which to cook food |
| huddle | to pile, crowd, or push together |
| litter | messy collection of things scattered about |
| pry | to pull apart by force or meddle in someone's business |
| pulpit | a raised platform or desk, used in preaching |
| quiver | to move with a shaking motion |
| shinny | to climb |
| snuggle | to curl up comfortably |
| solitude | state of being alone |
| squint | to look at with the eyes partly closed |
| unbeknownst | happening without one's knowledge |
| incredible | unbelievable |
| frantically | with desperation |
| contortions | body bends |
| blare | to sound loudly |
| gleaming | flashing or glowing |
| propel | to cause to move |
| hydrant | fireplug |
| trampled | stomped |
| spectators | people in a crowd watching an event |
| testimony | information given under oath |
| distraction | annoying sound; something that takes your attention away |
| escort | someone who accompanies someone else |
| snarl | to growl with a snapping of teeth |
| confetti | tiny scraps of paper usually thrown at celebrations |
| opponent | a person you go against in a contest or a sporting event |
| flutter | a wavy type of movement or flapping |
| leer | to do something bad, taunting, making a nasty face |
| terrorize | to frighten tremendously |
| explode | to blow up with force |
| pitiful | deserving sympathy or sorrow |
| moldy | a condition where food turns bad because a fungus has grown on it |
| cunning | cleverness |
| weathering | wearing away of land by wind, snow, rain, etc. |
| abruptly | suddenly antonym is gradually |
| absolutely | definitely antonym is questionably |
| cease | stop antonym is begin |
| dumbfounded | amazed antonym is clarified |
| grizzled | streaked with gray antonym is solid |
| impatient | restless antonym is patient |
| lumber | clomp antonym is glide |
| prod | encourage antonym is discourage |
| recognition | awareness antonym is oblivion |
| scattering | dispersing antonym is gathering |
| wolf down | gobble antonym is nibble |