| A | B |
|---|
| tremendous | enormous; huge |
| carnage | a massacre; brutal killing |
| mammals | animals that feed milk to their young |
| essential | necessary; required |
| apparatus | materials, tools, special instruments needed to carry out a job |
| conservationist | person dedicated to saving endangered animals and plants |
| harpoon | spear with a rope tied to it used for killing whales |
| vulnerable | defenseless; open to attack |
| extermination | to destroy completely; put an end to |
| dwindled | to lessen in number |
| margin | border or edge |
| actual | real |
| skillful | an ability gained through practice |
| apply | to ask for a job |
| perilous | dangerous |
| scale | to climb |
| define | to give the meaning of |
| sullen | resentful; gloomy |
| religious | a belief in God; devoted |
| forebears | ancestors; family who came before |
