| A | B |
| roused | bring out of sleep:wake |
| whooping | a loud cry of excitement |
| broody | the young of an animal |
| fate | a power reguared as predetermining events unalterably |
| dubious | hesistating or doubting |
| queer | strange:odd:eccentric |
| gunwales | the upper edge of the side of a boat or ship |
| glum | looking or feeling dejected |
| forsakenest | give up:renounce |
| paleontologist | the study of life in the geogical past |
| telegram | a message sent by telegraph |
| discouraged | deprive of courage,confidence,or energy |
| exaggeration | give an impression of that makes it seem larger or greater |
| circumference | the enclosed boundary |
| unduly | not suitable |
| bleating | the sound a goat makes |
| quivering | tremble or vibrate with a slight rapid motion |
| biological | of or relating to biology or organisms |
| dazed | a state of confusion or bewilderment |
| inquistive | unduly curious:prying |
| bustling | to move or act with great energy |
| astonishing | to fill with sudden surprise or wonder:amaze |
| authority | thepower to control, command,or determine |
| corridor | a hallway |
| sizable | a considerable size:fairly large |