| A | B |
|---|
| pant | o breathe heavily or quickly |
| preen | to clean or trim with the beak |
| ebb | to flow back to the sea because of the tide |
| stern |  |
| silt | fine particles of soil flowing in or left by water |
| queasy | Nauseated, uneasy, troubled |
| inquisitive | overly curious, eager to learn |
| stout | thick, firmly built |
| bewilder | To confuse or confound by something unexplainable; astonish or shock |
| seethe | To be violently agitated |
| calamity | Extreme misfortune, tragedy, disaster |
| billow | To surge or swell as water or smoke |
| sedate | Calm, dignified, not lively |
| jounce | To bump, bounce, or jolt |
| skirt | 1. to go or be situated along the edge of 2. to avoid dealing directly with |
| cupola |  |
| pram |  |
| dither | To hesitate nervously and indecisively |
| lurch | To make an unsteady swaying movement, to stagger |
| clangor | A loud ringing sound |
| splayfoot | A broad flat foot especially one that spread out |
| lull | A temporary stillness |
| spume |  |
