| A | B |
| settlement | a place where people have come to live; a colony |
| solar energy | power derived from the heat of the sun |
| vastness | a large space |
| combustion | act or process of burning |
| dingy | lacking brightness or freshness; dirty-looking |
| negotiate | to talk over and arrange terms |
| traversed | passed across, over, or through |
| waft | a breath or puff of air, wind, scent |
| waning | going through its regular reduction in the amount of its visible portion, such as the moon |
| birthright | right or privilege that someone is entitled to by birth |
| conventional | of the usual type or design; commonly used or seen |
| infinity | a condition of having no limits; endlessness |