| A | B |
| coiled | spiral |
| tottered | to move unsteadily |
| peered | to look narrowly or curiously |
| soiled | dung, excretement |
| contradict | to imply the oppostie |
| absurd | rediculously unreasonable |
| gilt | gold in color |
| pungent | sharply affecting the organ of taste or smell |
| allotment | a portion of something granted |
| exhilarated | cheered up |
| kneaded | to manipulate or massage with the hands |
| severed | to seperate (a part) from the whole asby cutting or like |
| bedlam | a scene ofuproar and confusion |
| bloated | to be swollen, puffed up, or dialated |
| elude | to slip away from, escape |
| entice | to lead on by exciting desire, allure |
| chronically | having long duration |
| allotted | to apropiate for a special purpose |
| crevice | a crack forming an opening |
| impeding | to retard in progress by means of obstacles |
| bumpkin | an awkward, clumsy yokel- ordinary |
| emerged | to come forth into view |
| distorted | a lack of porportionality in an image |
| reprimanded | to reprove sharply or censure formally usu. from a positon of authority |
| confronted | going face-to-face |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbances |
| gossamer | extremely light, delicate, or teneous |
| pulsating | to move rhythmically |
| shrewd | given to wily or and artful ways or dealing |
| pondered | consider something deeply |
| refuge | anything to which one has aid, relief, or escape |
| adjacent | near or close |
| nostalgia | a longing for things, expieriances, or acquaintanceships belonging to the past |
| festooned | a string or chain of ribbons or flowers suspended in a curve between two points |
| boycott | to abstain from buying or using |
| poultice | a soft, moist mass of meal, herbs,etc., spread on a cloth and applied as a medicament to the body |