| A | B |
| bolt | to run away quickly |
| evaporating | fancy word for disappear |
| engrossed | really into something |
| susceptible | able to be affected by something |
| heaved | used lots of effort to throw |
| undulating | moving like a wave |
| ominous | a bad sign, dangerous |
| dwindled | shrank in size, went down |
| geyser | underground water shooting up |
| tinder | dry twigs used to light a fire |
| veered | turned sharply, changed course |
| embers | glowing pieces of wood in a fire |
| canopy | a covering, like a roof |
| policy | fancy word for the rules |
| gravitational | the force that pulls two things together |
| bulge | a swollen part, it sticks out |
| inlet | narrow strip of water, a creek |
| generated | fancy word for produced, made |
| energy | power |
| shallow | not deep |
| meander | to take a winding route |
| atoll | doughnut shaped island with lagoon |
| barren | nothing, naked, plain |
| sensors | devices that send info when activated |
| reef | a ridge of rock |
| lagoon | water surrounded by a circular island |
| disregarded | fancy word for ignored |
| altimeter | measures height |
| formulas | relationship of numbers in Math |
| enrolls | fancy word for joins |
| satelitte | device orbiting earth |
| cosmonaut | a Russian astronaut |
| dejectedly | sadly |
| breakthrough | an advance in science |