| A | B |
|---|
| oblige | be helpful or do a favor for someone |
| keelboat | covered river boat with a shallow bottom made for river travel |
| earnestly | seriously and sincerely |
| mouth | the place where a stream or river enters a sea or lake |
| retrieve | to get something back |
| bulky | awkwardly large |
| pirogue | a dugout canoe with a mast and sail |
| brine | the salt water of the sea |
| penetrate | to enter or pass through something |
| pursuit | the act of chasing something |
| cultivate | to work land or prepare soil for growing crops |
| recesses | an area set into a flat surface, like a cave |
| plaza | an open square or marketplace |
| jig | a lively dance |
| docile | quiet and easy to control; mellow |
| squaw | an outdated term for a Native American woman |
| rheumatism | a painful condition of the joints or muscles |
| spyglass | a telescope that is small enough to be held in the hand |
| volley | a discharge of missiles or other gun shots fired at the same time |
| bested | out-skilled or beaten by |
| hostility | a feeling or attitude of extreme dislike or anger toward someone |
| specimen | a part or an individual taken as a sample of a whole species; a typical plant or animal |
| nimble | flexible, fast and light in movement |
| field notes | notes recorded by scientists during or after observations of what they are studying |
| mingle | to move among others within a group |
| lush | covered with thick growth |
| somber | seriousness combined with sadness or a troubled state of mind |
| intrique | to make somebody greatly interested or curious |
| edgy | nervous and irritable |
| reserved | quiet, shy; not very talkative |
| run the gauntlet | a former military punishment. The offender had to run between 2 rows of men who struck him as he passed. |
| rancid | an odor or taste that is unpleasant and stale; nasty |
| pelican | a large water bird that has webbed feet and a large flat beak with a hanging pouch that can be expanded to catch and store fish |
| preen | to clean, smooth or arrange feathers with a beak |
