| A | B |
|---|
| idling | run without transmitting power |
| vantage | better position |
| laborious(ly) | requiring hard work |
| essence | nacessary part; important feature |
| plummet | plunge, drop suddenly |
| sympathetically | having or showing kind feelings towards others |
| priveval | ancient |
| sonorous | giving out or having a deep, loud sound |
| stalagmites | a formation of calcium carbonate, shaped like a cone, built up on the floor of a cave by the action of dripping water |
| inevitable | sure to happen |
| sentry | soldier stationed on guard |
| domain | land or territory controlled by one person or animal |
| abandon | to leave |
| asparagus | plant with pale green juicy stems that are cooked and eaten as a vegetable |
| authoritatively | seeming to have an ability to control |
| cinder blocks | a small light block made of concrete mixed with burnt coal which is used in building |
| cope | to deal successfully with a difficult situation |
| crude | simple and not skillfully done or made |
| delirious | unable to think or speak clearly because of fever, excitement or mental confusion |
| down | small soft feathers, especially those from a young bird |
| forepaws | front feet of an animal |
| frail | weak or unhealthy, or easily damaged, broken or harmed |
| furrowed | a long line or hollow which is formed or cut into the surface of something |
| hypochondriac | a person continually worries about their health without having any reason to do so |
| intensity | extreme and forceful |
| lath | a long thin flat strip of wood, used to make a structure to support plaster on walls or tiles on the roof of a building |
| longed for | to want something very much |
| pantry | small room or large cupboard in a house where food is kept |
| parsnip | a long, cream-colored root eaten as a vegetabl |
| precede | to be or go before (someone or something) in time or space |
| protruded | to stick out from something |
| rancid | tasting or smelling unpleasant because it is not fresh |
| scarce | not available in necessary amounts, or rare |
| shuck | shell or natural covering |
| skirting | to move along the edge of something |
| spacious | large and with a lot of space |
| sward | a grassy surface of land or turf that is filled with roots of grass forming a kind of mat |
| tedious | boring |
| warily | not completely trusting or certain about something or someone |
| widow | a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again |
| treacherous | not safe because of hidden dangers |
| prospect | something that could happen in the future |
| ineffectively | uselessly |
| dubiously | filled with doubt |
| authoritative | having the power to influence others |
| alarmingly | filled with a sense of danger |
| fierce | violently unfriendly or aggressive in disposition |
| dangerous | exposing to or involving danger |
| invariably | not changing or capable of change |
| apt | just right |
| invariably | not changing |
| wearily | worn out in strength, energy, or freshness |
| obviously | plainly |
| capacity | the ability to hold or contain |
| twined | to twist together |
| surge | to rise and fall actively |
| literally | actually |
| circumstances | conditions at a certain time or place |
| banked | to tilt an airplane sideways when turning |
| debt | something owed to another |
| feasible | That can be done easily. |
| inevitably | Sure to happen; certain. |
| extraordinarily | Out of the ordinary. |
| Intently | Very attentive and focused on something. |
| deference | Respectfully going along with another person's opinions or wishes. |
| conceivably | Imaginable; possible |
| presumably | Probably, reasonably. |
| eavesdrop | To overhear another's conversation. |
| timidly | Shy or meek |
| Astonished | Shocked; surprised. |
| abreast | alongside; next to |
| capacity | the ability |
| literally | actually |
| dubiously | doubtfully; in an unsure way |
| prospect | future possible event; something that could happen |
| victims | those who get hurt in some way |
| pasture | meadow |
| bottomless | without end |
| shrubs | bushes |
| silver | metal; color |
| cactus | desert plant |
| lettuce | salad green |
| doctor | medical man |
| principle | ethic; standard |
| cockpit | pilot's place |
| minimum | least |
| billion | a million million |
| hundred | ten tens |
| contact | reach; make communication with |
| rustic | old |
| windmill | breezy energy-maker |
| traffic | congestion, usually with cars |
| tablet | notebook; pill |
| solid | firm; not liquid or gas |
| punish | give consequences for bad behavior |
| abreast | alongside; next to |
| capacity | the ability |
| literally | actually |
| dubiously | doubtfully; in an unsure way |
| prospect | future possible event; something that could happen |
| victims | those who get hurt in some way |
| pasture | meadow |
| bottomless | without end |
| shrubs | bushes |
| silver | metal; color |
| cactus | desert plant |
| lettuce | salad green |
| doctor | medical man |
| principle | ethic; standard |
| cockpit | pilot's place |
| minimum | least |
| billion | a million million |
| hundred | ten tens |
| contact | reach; make communication with |
| rustic | old |
| windmill | breezy energy-maker |
| traffic | congestion, usually with cars |
| tablet | notebook; pill |
| solid | firm; not liquid or gas |
| punish | give consequences for bad behavior |
| abreast | alongside; next to |
| capacity | the ability |
| literally | actually |
| dubiously | doubtfully; in an unsure way |
| prospect | future possible event; something that could happen |
| victims | those who get hurt in some way |
| pasture | meadow |
| bottomless | without end |
| shrubs | bushes |
| silver | metal; color |
| cactus | desert plant |
| lettuce | salad green |
| doctor | medical man |
| principle | ethic; standard |
| cockpit | pilot's place |
| minimum | least |
| billion | a million million |
| hundred | ten tens |
| contact | reach; make communication with |
| rustic | old |
| windmill | breezy energy-maker |
| traffic | congestion, usually with cars |
| tablet | notebook; pill |
| solid | firm; not liquid or gas |
| punish | give consequences for bad behavior |
| abreast | alongside; next to |
| capacity | the ability |
| literally | actually |
| dubiously | doubtfully; in an unsure way |
| prospect | future possible event; something that could happen |
| victims | those who get hurt in some way |
| pasture | meadow |
| bottomless | without end |
| shrubs | bushes |
| silver | metal; color |
| cactus | desert plant |
| lettuce | salad green |
| doctor | medical man |
| principle | ethic; standard |
| cockpit | pilot's place |
| minimum | least |
| billion | a million million |
| hundred | ten tens |
| contact | reach; make communication with |
| rustic | old |
| windmill | breezy energy-maker |
| traffic | congestion, usually with cars |
| tablet | notebook; pill |
| solid | firm; not liquid or gas |
| punish | give consequences for bad behavior |
| astute | having a clever mind |
| plaintive | mournful, sad |
| discontent | desire for something different |
| procession | moving forward in an orderly manner |
| cursory | hastily done |
| skeptical | not easily persuaded |
| portal | doorway, entrance |
| concealed | to put out of sight |
| glum | feeling or looking gloomy |
| convenient | suited to one's comfort, needs, or purpose |
| linch | an iron pin inserted in the end of an axle to prevent a wheel from slipping off |
| oddities | someone or something that seems odd or strange |
| respite | a postponement or delay |
| vantage | greater strength, better look or view |
| essence | a perfume or scent |
| plummeted | to drop straight down |
| deliberately | done or said on purpose |
| spacious | having much space |
| instinctively | an innerfeeling or drive that is not learned |
| stalagmite | a round-pointed shape projecting upward from the floor of a cave or cavern |
| dietary | involving diet |
| intrude | to break, come, or force in without being wanted or asked |
| trifle | a little |
| squat | short and thick; low and broad |
| agitated | to stir up; disturb |
| bewilderment | to confuse greatly |
| feasible | capable of being accomplished or carried out |
| sentry | a guard |
| inevitably | not capable of being avoided or prevented |
| futile | having no useful result |
| cursory | performed quickly with little attention to detail |
| manipulated | to be moved or controlled with the hands or maching, especially in a skillful manner |
| skeptical | doubting; questioning |
| plaintive | sorrowful; mournful |
| confer | to meet in order to deliberate together or compare views |
| versatility | the capability of doing many things cometently |
| preserve | to keep in perfect and unaltered condition |
| cultivated | promoted the growth of |
| dispatched | to be sent on specific business or relegated to a specific destination |
| inexorable | unsusceptible to persuasion; relentless |
| soldering | serving as a bond between; joining |
| solitude | the state of being alone or remote from others |
| hectic | characterized by intense activity, confusion, or haste |
| sparse | thinly scattered; not dense |
| writhed | to be twisted, as in pain,struggle, or embarassment |
| yielded | surrendered; submitted |
| wielded | to be handled with skill and ease |
| tension | mental, emotional, or nervous strain; stress |
| civilized | having a highly developed society and culture |
| rancid | stale; spoiled |
| protruded | stuck out |
| authoritatively | with the power to enforce obedience |
| hypochondriac | a person who imagines feeling ill |
| delirious | out of one's head |
| pneumonia | an infectious disease of the lungs |
| capacity | the amount of space or room inside |
| sympathetic | showing kind feelings toward others |
| lee | sheltered side |
| trespassers | one who goes on somebody's property without permisssion |
| adjourned | put off until a later time |
| corridor | hall |
| descent | a downward slope |
| engineer | one who plans, builds, or directs a project |
| sentry | solider stationed at a post to keep watch and guard against surprise attacks |
| injections | forcing liquid medicine into tissues |
| frenzy | frantic condition |
| hypodermic | syringe fitted with a hollow needle, used to inject medicine under the skin |
| mutation | a change within a gene resulting in a new feature |
| procession | an orderly moving forward |
| versatility | ability to do many things well |
| civilization | nations and people that have reached advanced stages in social development |
| exterminate | destroy completely |
| colander | a wire or metal dish full of small holes for draining liquid from foods |
| mechanized | made mechanical |
| authoritative | in a firm tone; coming from a recognized authority |
| furrowed | long, narrow groove cut into |
| literally | word for word;without exaggeration |
| draught | drink or dose |
| invariably | always the same |
| pneumonia | a disease in which the lungs become inflamed |
| hypochondria | a person who has anxiety (worry) over their health |
| delirious | temporaryout of one’s senses; often temporary,happens as a result of a high fever |
| subdued | toned down, quiet mannered |
| preceding | coming before, previous |
| hypochondriac | one who thinks he is sick all the time |
| relentlessly | without letting up |
| preceding | coming before |
| vigorous | strong and healthy |
| sympathetically | sharing in another's feelings of sorrow |
| ventured | dared to do; risked |
| loft | a space just below the roof or a hous or barn |
| vantage | a good place to be |
| subdued | quieted |
| sonorous | making loud, deep, or mellow sounds |
| hermit | one who lives alone and doesn't see other often |
| despite | in spite of |
| spacious | large and roomy |
| convenient | handy |
| dubiously | doubtfully |
| emerging | coming out |
| panic | overcome with fear |
| reputation | what people generally think about the character of another |
| prospect | something expected |
| respite | welcome delay |
| laboriously | working with difficulty |
| expedition | a voyage or journey |
| plummeted | fell swiftly |
| illogical | unreasonable |
| loped | ran along with easy strides |
| essence | scent or smell |
| fangs | large, sharp teeth |
| festive | happy |
| inevitably | that which must happen; unavoidable |
| feasible | workable |
| agitated | excited |
| conceivably | possibly |
| sentry | a guard |
| knowledgeable | aware; knowing |
| domain | area controlled by a certain person or group |
| trespassers | someone that goes on someone else's property without permission |
| obvious | easily seen or understood |
| cordial | polite, friendly and welcoming |
| guarantee | a promise or assurance that something will happen |
| adjourned | ended; dismissed |
| discern | see; discover; notice |
| incline | to slant upward |
| corridor | hallway |
| gestured | made a motion with hands |
| overwelming | overpowering |
| explicit | clear; exact |
| irrelevantly | not having anything to do with what is being talked about |
| apparent | easily seen; clearly understood |
| scrutiny | carefully looking over (usually to find mistakes) |
| furrows | narrow grooves in the soil |
| toiling | working |
| deny | refuse |
| contritely | guiltily |
| entranced | filled with wonder |
| contrary | opposite |
| enveloping | surrounding; wrapping |
