| A | B |
|---|
| eons | periods of time that total many decades or centuries |
| scurried | moved quickly |
| pondered | considered something deeply and thoroughly |
| multitude | a great number of persons or things |
| peninsula | an area of land almost completely surrounded by water |
| plenitude | fullness or adequacy; abundance |
| geyser | a natural spring that shoots up a fountain of hot water |
| veered | shifted or changed direction |
| canopy | any covering overhead, such as a tree |
| tinder | anything dry that will easily catch fire on contact with a spark |
| dwindled | became steadily smaller or less; shrank |
| embers | something no longer in flames but still glowing |
| policy | a plan or method of action or conduct |
| gravitational | describing one type of force by which two bodies attract each other |
| bulge | a part that swells outward |
| inlet | a narrow strip or water leading into land |
| shallow | not deep |
| energy | the capacity for doing work or supplying power |
| generated | produced |
| sensors | devices that react to a stimulus by recording it or sending an electrical signal |
| atoll | a doughnut-shaped coral island enclosing a lagoon |
| reef | a ridge of sand, rocks, or coral at or near the surface of the water |
| lagoon | a body of water enclosed by a ring-shaped coral island |
| meander | to wind and turn in a course, as does a river |
| barren | having no vegetation |
| advanced | highly developed or complex |
| features | facial characteristics |
| translation | spoken or written words that have been changed from one language to another |
| piercing | penetrating |
| publicity | information intended to attract public interest |
