| A | B |
| advance | To move forward, onward, or upward |
| albino | An animal or person that is abnormally white because it or he has no skin pigmentation |
| kit | Shortened form of kitten; the young of certain animals such as foxes or squirrels |
| polio | disease that can cause paralysis, damage to the muscles, and sometimes death |
| stupor | daze; a state of confused inactivity |
| shuttle | device on a loom and a sewing machine that carries a thread that runs lengthwise over and under threads that run from top to bottom |
| wince | To move or pull back quickly from something that is painful, dangerous, or frightening |
| trellis | A framework used to train climbing plants |
| forlorn | Appearing sad or lonely having been deserted or abandoned; wretched, pitiful |