| A | B |
|---|
| vain | having an exaggerated sense of self-importance; conceited |
| pinnacles | summits; highest points |
| spirals | coils; curves that circle around a center at a continuouslyincreasing or decreasing distance |
| outpost | a settlement on the frontier of civilization |
| plight | an unfavorable or unfortunate condition, state, or situation; predicament |
| appalling | causing dismay or horror |
| furrier | a fur dealer |
| plodded | walked heavily or moved laboriously; trudged |
| unimpeachable | above suspicion; beyond reproach; blameless; beyond doubt |
| refuge | a place of shelter, protection, or safety |
| heath | a tract of open and uncultivated land; wasteland overgrown with shrubs |
| perils | things that endanger or involve risk |
| veranda | a large, open porch, usually roofed and partly enclosed |
| vengeance | the desire for revenge; retaliation |
| gnarled | bent, twisted |
| lichen | plants made up of an alga and a fungus growing on a solid surface |
| ceased | stopped; discontinued |
| bulbous | bulb-shaped; bulging |
| taut | tightly drawn; tense; not slack |
| falter | to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc. |
| venison | the meat of a deer or similar animal as used for food |
| lamenting | express grief, sorrow, or regret |
| hart | a male deer, especially an adult male red deer |
| baying | the sound made by hounds; barking or howling |
| hind | female red deer |
| fawns | young deer, especially those less than a year old |
| disquieting | causing anxiety or uneasiness; disturbing |
| eerie | inspiring fear, dread, or uneasiness; strange and frightening |
| tuppence | a former British silver coin worth two pennies |
| parchingly | extremely, excessively, or completely dry |
| mirth | merriment; gayety accompanied with laughter; jollity |
| revive | to restore to life or consciousness; resuscitate |
| stealthily | acting with quiet, caution, and secrecy intended to avoid notice |
| loathsome | disgusting; revolting; repulsive |
| quoits | a game in which rings of rope or flattened metal are thrown at an upright peg |
| infuriate | to make furious; enrage |
| hobble | to walk with an uneven, halting gait; to limp |
| fortress | a large fortified place; a stronghold |
| dungeon | a strong, dark prison or cell, usually underground |
| tilling | preparing (land) for the raising of crops, as by plowing and harrowing; cultivating |
| sternly | firmly, strictly, harshly; severely |
