| A | B |
|---|
| ail | make you feel bad |
| strain | put forth too much effort |
| snout | the nose of an animal |
| churn | stirred up very hard |
| perch | a small fish |
| stout | strong and heavy |
| faint | very weak |
| waist | around the middle of the body |
| account | put on credit to the store |
| hull | body of a ship |
| stern | the back end of a boat |
| flounder | flop around |
| fret | worry |
| swirl | twist around |
| surfer | a person who rides a surfboard |
| wail | cry out in pain |
| survive | live through |
| business | buy and sell things to make money |
| respond | answer |
| anchor | an object used to hold a boat in one place |
| tiller | handle that steers a boat |
| suddenly | something happens all at once |
| termites | bugs that eat wood |
| serious | important and not funny |
| aground | to dock on land |
| convert | change |
| beaker | a container used in chemistry labs |
| device | an object made to do something special |
| expert | someone who knows a great deal about something |
| investigation | a close examination of something |
| laboratory | a place where experiments are done |
| probably | likely that something will happen |
| perch | stand on something unsteady or high |
| flounder | name of a fish |
| original | first |
| shade | screen from light |
| toppled | fell over |
| sprout | shoot out new growth |
| smolder | burning and smoking without flame |
| mature | full-grown |
| leveled | flatten to ground |
| deafening | very loud |
| adapt | do something to get along in new situation |
| crease | mark left after something folded |
| observe | watch |
| disguise | makes something look different |
| unfortunate | unlucky |
| waddle | walk in a clumsy way |
| hesitate | pause for a moment |
| spy | watch closely |
| cope | deal with |
