| A | B |
| apprehension | an understanding of something or fear of or uncertainty of what may happen |
| vantage | a position giving advantage or a wide view |
| cone | tip of a volcano |
| alien | different in nature or character |
| forbidding | tending to frighten or discourage |
| solitude | a lonely place |
| breadfruit | a tall tropical tree that is related to the mulberry |
| fertile | producing vegetation or crops plentifully |
| instinct | a natural ability or desire |
| lianas | a climbing leafy or woody vine |
| polyp | an invertebrate animal surrounded by tentacles with stinging organs |
| rude | not refined or cultured |
| plateau | a broad flat area of high land |
| coral | skeltons of various polyps |
| eerie | causing fear or uneasiness because of strangeness or gloominess |
| cauterize | to burn with a hot iron to destroy infectious tissue |
| sparingly | careful use of something |
| luxuriant | lush or lavish |
| congealed | to make or become stiff, thick, or lumpy |
| amethyst | violet variety of crystallized quartz used as a gem |