| A | B |
|---|
| eons | periods of time that total many decades or centuries |
| scurried | moved quickly |
| pondered | considered something deeply or strongly |
| multitude | a great number of persons or things |
| peninsula | an area of land almost completely surrounded by water |
| plentitude | fullness or adequacy; abundance |
| egrets | any of various herons that bear long feathers during the breeding season; usually white in color |
| Everglades | a low-lying tract of swampy or marshy land |
| alligators | either of two large short-legged reptiles resembling crocodiles but having a shorter and broader snout |
| Seminole | a member of an American Indian people of Florida |
| conquistadors | a leader in the Spanish conquest of America in the 16th century |
| orchid | any plant or flower of a large family of plants that have usually showy flowers with three petals of which the middle petal is enlarged and differs from the others in shape and color |
| saw grass | a sedge with leaves that have sharp jagged edges |
| pesticides | a substance used to destroy pests |
| fertilizers | a substance (as manure or a chemical) used to make soil produce larger or more plant life |
