| A | B |
|---|
| atavistic | a |
| barnacle | b |
| causeway | c |
| mullet | d |
| phosphorescence | e |
| pilings | f |
| skiff | g |
| ebb | the declining tide |
| sullen | gloomy or unhappy |
| roe | fish eggs |
| weltering | a confused mass or a jumble |
| solitary | alone or one |
| cruelty | knowlingly doing something mean |
| moored | anchored or stopped |
| tumbledown | ruined or run-down |
| porpoise | a dolfin |
| rents | to rip or tear |
| kinks | a twist or curl |
| diameter | a straight line passing from side to side of any figure or body, through its center |
| radial | a straight line extending from the center of a circle or sphere to the circumference or surface |
| sinkers | weights used for sinking fishing lines or nets |
| pliant | flexible or easily bent |
| mangrove | a type of tropical tree or shrub noted for their interlacing above-ground roots |
| exhilaration | excitement |
| simultaneously | at the same time |
| impart | to give or to tell |
| centrifugal | moving or directed outward from the center |
| quiver | to shake with a slight but rapid motion |
| teeming | swarming |
| gunwale | the upper edge of the side of a vessel |
| encrusted | covered as if by a crust |
| skittering | to skim along a surface |
| loomed | to rise before, or overlook someone appearing big and intimidating |
| starboard | the right side of a boat |
| mottled | having spots or blotches of colour or shade |
| taut | tight |
| hoarse | making a harsh, low sound |
| furrow | wrinkles or a narrow groove |
| frantic | desperate or wild with excitement |
| dislodge | to remove or force out of a particular place |
| impeding | blocking |
| dislocate | to put out of joint or out of position |
| dredge | to dig or scoop out |
| futile | usless or pointless |
| torrents | violent or overwhelming flows |
| plunged | to have dived or rushed into something |
| spurred | to have urged or motivated |
| pinioned | to restrain or stop |
| ancient | extremely old |
| captor | the person who captures you |
| yielded | to have given way or to have allowed someone to go before you |
| stout | strong and thick or heavy |
| perimeter | the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure |
| forged | created or made |
| equilibrium | balance |
| creosoted | a preservative for wood |
| bored | to make a hole in something |
| parasites | a creature that lives off of another creature |
| methodical | to do things slowly and carefully, often in a specific order |
| veered | turned away from |
| lacerated | cut |
| vastly | widely |
| imminent | unavoidably soon |
| pre-eminence | to be superior or above or come before others |
| frayed | torn at the edges or torn into strips |
| droning | to proceed in a dull, boring manner |
| serene | calm or peaceful |
| placid | undisturbed or calm |
| convulsively | violent agitation or disturbance |
| doggedly | stubborn or persistent |
