| A | B |
| superior | better than; greater in quality or value |
| temptatious | used to being tempted; persuaded |
| hovered | to flutter or linger close by |
| juvenile | a young person usually under the age of 18 |
| hammock | a bed of canvas swung from ropes at both ends |
| puberty | a state of physical development or change |
| summoned | called forth |
| stray | to wander from a given place; lost |
| dread | look forward with fear |
| tottering | falling over |
| abandoned | deserted; left alone |
| mental | ill in the mind; having to do with the mind |
| clenched | gripped tightly |
| principle | a basic truth or law; the idea of the thing |
| gnarled | to make knotted or twisted |