1	shears		_____	flexible
2	husk		_____	scissors
3	deportment		_____	remove outer leaves
4	mortified		_____	to separate grain from chaff
5	drudge		_____	strong, sturdy
6	hewed		_____	curve or bend
7	crook		_____	chopped; carved
8	stout		_____	embarrassed
9	sapling		_____	a young tree
10	pliable		_____	to do dull, tedious work
11	latched		_____	bound at one end with loose threads
12	tasseled		_____	fastened
13	riveted		_____	secured; hooked
14	thresh		_____	hard outer covering of grain
15	chaff		_____	manners