menagerie
A collection of wild or foreign animals kept especially for exhibition.
mourn
To feel sorrow.
parcel
A package
perculiar
strange or odd.
plummet
to fall straight down.
shudder
to tremble with fear or horror.
silhouette
a picture of the outline of an object filled with a solid color.
slay
to put to death violently or in great numbers.
smother
to overcome or kill by depriving of air or exposing to smoke fumes.
transform
to change completely in appearance or form.