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| airily (adverb) - in a lighthearted manner; breezily |
| antidote (noun) - medicine or other remedy to counteract poison |
| anxious (adjective) - fearful of what might happen |
| apoplectically (adverb) - outrageously; in a fitful manner |
| awestruck (adjective) - overpowered by a feeling of wonder |
| babble (verb) - to speak without making sense; to talk foolishly; to make a soft bubbling sound |
| beatifically (adverb) - blissfully; very happily |
| blubber (noun) - the fat from a mammal |
| cavorting (verb) - prancing about; romping; frolicing |
| chaff (noun) - anything worthless or unfit; discarded husks of grain |
| chomp (verb) - bite; chewed vigorously |
| chunky (adjective) - short and fat |
| cistern (noun) - a tank for catching and storing water |
| clambered (verb) - climbed in a strange or awkward way, using the hands and feet |
| clenched (verb) - closed tightly shut; held in a tight grip |
| concede (verb) - to admit the truth of; to yield; to admit one has lost |
| concentrate (verb) - to focus attention or thought on |
| cringing (verb) - moving away from something when frightened |
| daub (verb) - to smear or cover with something soft and sticky |
| defrauding (verb) - cheating; swindling |
| devious (adjective) - not open or honest |
| din (noun) - a loud, steady noise |
| discernible (adjective) - certain; sensible; clear; able to be seen |
| disguised (verb) - changed or hid the looks of in order to prevent recognition |
| dredge (verb) - to roll in a substance such as flour or sugar so as to make a coating |
| envious (adjective) - showing or feeling envy or desire for what another has |
| flourished (verb) - did well; succeeded; waved dramatically |
| fricasseed (verb) - cooked poultry or meat by boiling or stewing |
| furiously (adverb) - angrily |
| furtively (adverb) - slyly; secretly |
| gaggles (noun) - noisy groups or crowds |
| glanced (verb) - took a quick look; hit something at a slant and moved off to an angle |
| glowered (verb) - stared angrily |
| gnawing (verb) - biting and chewing on again and again |
| gores (verb) - injures by stabbing with an antler, tusk, or like |
| grimacing (verb) - making a twisting of the face as if in pain |
| gulp (verb) - to take large swallows of; to quickly draw in a breath |
| heave (verb) - to push up or out with great force; to throw up from one's stomach |
| indignant (adjective) - displeased or angry |
| jostled (verb) - pushed, crowded, or bumped into on purpose |
| keel over (verb) - to fall over suddenly; to faint |
| limbering () - flexibly; to make supple; loosening up; warming up |
| lolling (verb) - standing, sitting, or lying in a lazy manner; hanging down loosely |
| lurked (verb) - to be hidden; lying in wait; sneaked about; prowled |
| manure (noun) - the waste matter of animals, such as cows and horses |
| mammoth (adjective) - enormous; huge; gigantic |
| menacingly (adverb) - threateningly; evilly |
| monitors (verb) - observed in order to check up on |
| nonchalantly (adverb) - not showing concern; indifferently; casually |
| obsequiously (adverb) - humbly or excessively attentive |
| pelting (verb) - hitting again and again |
| piccalilli (noun) - a relish made of chopped vegetables |
| pounced (verb) - swooped; sprang on; seized |
| python (noun) - a nonpoisonous snake |
| quavering (verb) - trembling; shaking |
| reassuring (verb) - encouraging or comforting; making less worried |
| recoiling (verb) - drawing or starting back; retreating; shrinking; flinching |
| recounting (verb) - telling a history of events; listing a series in order; to count over |
| repetition (noun) - the act of repeating; to do over and over again |
| saute (verb) - to fry lightly in a small amount of oil or butter |
| savings account (noun) - money that is placed into a bank and the bank pays interest on it |
| schemer (noun) - a person who makes a secret plan or plot |
| scrutinized (verb) - examined closely; took a close look |
| scuffing (verb) - scrapping one's feet on the ground or floor |
| serene (adjective) - peaceful; quiet; free from trouble |
| seriously (adverb) - thoughtfully; earnestly; sincerely; |
| shrugged (verb) - raise the shoulders to show one does not know, does not care, or is not responsible |
| sizzling (adjective) - making a hissing or crackling sound |
| smudge (noun) - a dirty mark made by rubbing or smearing |
| snub (adjective) - slightly turned up and flattened on the end (as the nose) |
| spike (noun) - a long thin nail; a sharply pointed object |
| sprawling (verb) - lying or sitting with the arms and legs spread out |
| squirmed - (verb) - wiggled |
| stewed - (verb) - boiled slowly |
| striding (verb) - walking with long even steps |
| sullenly (adverb) - gloomily; sourly; glumly; crossly |
| tainted (adjective) - ruined; spoiled; not good |
| treacle (noun) - false feelings of sentiment |
| trudged (verb) - walked wearily; walked in a heavy manner |
| uproar (noun) - a loud disturbance |
| wearily (adverb) - in a tired way |
| wringing (verb) - twisting and squeezing tightly; squeezing together, as your hands |
| writhed (verb) - twisted and turned the body as in pain |
