| A | B |
| curiosity | an eager desire to know or learn |
| glorious | magnificent; splendid |
| granite | very hard grey or pink rock formed when lava coolc slowly underground |
| ruins | what is left over after a building, wall, etc., has fallen to pieces |
| terraced | formed into flat, level land with steep sides to create more space for farming |
| thickets | bushes or small trees growing close together |
| torrent | violent, rushing stream of water |
| compare | to tell how things are alike |
| contrast | to tell how things are different |
| narrative nonfiction | tells the true story of a real event |
| visualize | to picture things in your mind |