| A | B |
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| astute | (adj.) Wise in a clever or practical way. |
| authentic | (adj.) Genuine; true. |
| delicacy | (n.) 1. A choice item of food. |
| derogatory | (adj.) Expressing a low opinion; intended to hurt the reputation of a person or thing. |
| devour | (v.) 1. To eat up hungrily. 2. To take in eagerly with the eyes or ears. |
| figment | (n.) Something that is made up in the mind but that has no connection with reality. |
| mythical | (adj.) Imaginary; not real. |
| plumage | (n.) A bird's feathers. |
| predatory | (adj.) 1. Living by killing and eating other animals. 2. Living by robbing or stealing from others. |
| prior | (adj.) 1. Coming earlier in time. 2. Coming before in order or importance. |
| scavenge | (n.) to search through or pick over, looking for somethin usable. |
| slaughter | (v.) 1. To kill inorder to obtain meat. 2. To kill people or animals in large numbers or in a cruel way. (n.) 1. The killing of an animal for food. 2. The act of killing on a large scale or in a cruel way. |
| solitude | (n.) the condition of being alone or at some distance from people. |
| ungainly | (adj.) Moving in a clumsy or awkward way. |
| vulnerable | (adj.) Open to attack; easily injured physically or emotionally. |
