| A | B |
|---|
| fierce | savage; wild |
| detest | dislike very much; hate |
| sneer | show scorn or contempt by looks or words; a scornful look or remark |
| scowl | look angry by lowering the eyebrows; frown |
| encourage | give courage to; encrease the confidence of |
| consider | think about in order to decide |
| vermin | small animals that are troublesome or destructive; fleas, bedbugs, lice, rats, and mice are vermin |
| wail | cry loud and long because of grief or pain |
| symbol | something that stands for or represents something else |
| authority | the right to command or enforce obedience; power delegated to another; an author or volume that may be appealed to in support of an action or belief |
| neutral | on neither side of a quarrel or war |
| trifle | a small amount; little bit; something of little value |
