| A | B |
| Dormant | Marked by a suspension of activities |
| whimpering | to make a low whining plaintive or broken sound |
| Radiant | shining brightly |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center |
| Painstaking | Very cautious |
| Stationmaster | An official in charge of a railroad or bus station |
| bumbling | To speak in a faltering manner |
| outspread | to extend |
| Nonchalantly | unconcerned |
| Midstream | Water between two pieces of ice |
| Liniment | ointment used for sores |
| Begrudgingly | To give without wanting to |
| Leered | a sly look |
| gnawed | to bite or to nibble |
| belligerent | having an aggressive artitude |
| Wedge | A chunk or piece |
| momentum | strength or force gained by motion |
| canebrake | a thicket of cane |
| Grudbox | a place to put worms |
| Limber | Flexible |
| quivering | to shake |
| leaped | to fall to your side |
| Coax | To parsuade |
| Haggard | worn out |
| Sinews | vigorous strength |
| Lithe | graceful |
| Scourage | A source of great suffering or harm |
| Predatory | Living or preying on other organisms |
| Berserk | Destructive, violent, or crazed |
| Disembowel | To remove the entrails |
| Entrails | The internal organs, especially the intestines |
| canebrake | A dense thicket of cane. |
| Skinned | To take of skin |
| deafening | To make deaf, especially momentarily by a loud noise |
| defiant | Marked by defiance; boldly resisting |
| haunches | Having haunches |
| hacking | To break up the surface |