| A | B |
|---|
| rambling | sprawling, straggling, irregular |
| brawl | scuffle, fight, clash, scrap, wrestle |
| solitude | loneliness, privacy, isolation, seclusion |
| forbidding | threatening, frightening, inhospitable, unwelcoming, unfriendly |
| expedition | journey, voyage, mission |
| flank | side, edge |
| crevasse | ravine, valley, gorge, gap, gulch, chasm |
| plague | afflict, trouble, bother, vex, harass |
| humiliation | disgrace, shame, mortification, embarrassment, dishonor |
| tedious | boring, dull, monotonous, repetitive |
| nimrod | hunter |
| navigate | plot a course or a route |
| stupendous | astonishing, astounding, amazing, surprising, stunning, awesome |
| endurance | staying power, patience, survival, stamina, fortitude |
| austral | coming from the south |
| provision | supplies, rations, food, necessities |
| ward | guard, protect |
| salvage | save, recover, rescue, retrieve |
| sheer | steep, vertical, perpendicular, precipitous |
| optimism | hopefulness, positiveness |
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