branded

to mark by burning the skin with hot iron

to put together or fit together

with delicate beauty

devastation

the act of laying waste, destroy

lullaby

song for singing to a child in a cradle

pitch

black, sticky substance made from tar

resourceful

good at thinking of ways to do things

thieving

to steal

veins

membranous tubes forming part of the system of vessels that carry blood to the heart