| A | B |
| arm of the sea that meet the mouth of a river | estuary |
| loose mass of rocks | rubble |
| wall raised as a defensive fortificaton | bulwark |
| lacking material substance or strength | unsubstantial |
| optical illusion of distant objects | mirage |
| moving in a smooth, wavelike motion | undulating |
| not easily noticed or seen | obscured |
| able to be percetive by senses or mind | perceptible |
| able to speak, act without offending | tactful |
| considering a subject thoughtfully | speculatively |
| erroneous perceptins of reality | illusions |
| quickly and skillfully | deftly |
| become less active | subsided |
| high degree of brilliance | incadescence |
| acting on an inborn pattern of behavior | insticntively |
| moist mass applied to stimulate an inflamed part of the body | poultice |