| A | B |
|---|
| reservoir | the lake created by a dam |
| resource | a supply of something |
| equator | imaginary line around the center of the earth |
| industry | the making of goods to be sold |
| worship | to praise or honor |
| fertile | very productive; bearing fruit |
| agricultural | related to farming |
| evaporate | to disappear; to turn liquid into gas |
| delta | triangular area at the mouth of a river |
| silt | fine, rich soil |
| hierarchical | arranged in a graded order |
| wary | to be careful |
| founders | people who begin a new organization |
| privilege | having special rights or advantages |
| calamity | a disaster |
| currency | form of money |
| estate | property of someone who has died |
| prodigy | extremely talented young person |
| ratification | formal approval |
| prosper | be successful |
| erosion | slow wearing away by natural elements |
| recede | to pull back or withdraw |
| interior | the inside |
| chasm | deep canyon or crack |
| plateau | a high, flat piece of land |
| protrude | to stick out |
| embedded | buried; set in |
| desolate | deserted |
| cleft | an opening or crack |
| brink | the edge |
| humanitarian | concerned for the welfare of people |
| innovative | introducing new things |
| jovial | full of good humor |
| lucrative | profitable |
| macabre | gruesome; horrifying |
| hypocrisy | say one thing, but do the opposite |
| impertinent | disrespectful; rude |
| divulge | to make known |
| laconic | using very few words |
| compelling | convincing |
| circadian | daily |
| cascade | waterfall over a steep, rocky surface |
| departure | leaving |
| endorse | to sign your name |
| endorse | to support |
| diligent | careful and hard-working |
| bewilder | to confuse |
| blogging | internet logging |
| dodecagon | 12-sided shape |
| nuisance | something annoying |
| pivot | to turn |
| ordeal | a difficult experience |
| quip | joke |
| tempest | a violent storm |
| savvy | sophisticated |
| surveillance | monitoring |
| truancy | missing school |
| unnerving | causing to lose courage |
| zoology | study of animals |
| petrify | to paralyze with fear |
| vacillate | unable to decide |
| unanimous | complete agreement |
| repose | to lie at rest |
| rainforest | dense, tropical forest |
| reflective | thoughtful |
| remote | far apart; secluded |
| pessimist | always expecting the worst |
| optimist | always expecting the best |
| shoreline | where water meets land |
| spectrum | broad array |
| vertical | up and down direction |
| outrageous | beyond reasonable bounds |
| nocturnal | belonging to the night |
| maneuver | movement requiring skill |
| midstream | in the middle of something |
| vertebrate | animal with a backbone |
| succumb | to give in |
| pantomime | silent acting |
| apparel | clothing |
| attest | testify |
| auditory | related to hearing |
| blogging | web logging |
| cower | to cringe in fear |
| diagonal | on a slant |
| eerie | inspiring superstitious fear |
| embargo | govt. order stopping trade |
| formidable | difficult to overcome |
| horizontal | right-to-left direction |
| legislator | one who makes laws |
| lifeline | rope for saving a life |
| litigation | a lawsuit |
