| A | B |
|---|
| galleons | large sailing vessels |
| restrain | control; hold back |
| excavations | digs |
| curator | person in charge of a museum |
| cormorants | large, web-footed sea birds |
| kelp | coarse, brown seaweed |
| mesa | steep-sided high flat land |
| ravine | long, deep hollow in ground made by a stream |
| indruders | trespassers |
| parley | meet; hold a discussion |
| leagues | three miles unit of measure |
| shirkers | loafers |
| perish | die |
| abalones | edible shellfish whose shell is lined with mother-of-pearl |
| decreed | ordered |
| ponder | think about |
| yucca | plant with stiff pointy leaves |
| vainer | more self-important |
| forlorn | miserable |
| lair | den of wild animals |
| nettles | plants armed with stinging hairs |
| dune | rounded hill of sand formed by the wind |
| forbade | outlawed |
| trinkets | baubles; jewels |
| headland | a high point of land or rock extending into a large body of water |
| sinews | tendons |
| crevices | narrow openings |
| sandspit | long, narrow shoal extending from the shore |
| pitch | black sticky tar or asphalt found along beaches |
| omen | sign; indication |
| chafing | rubbing |
| brackish | salty |
| clamor | uproar |
| gnawed | chewed |
| gruel | thin, cooked cereal |
| determination | conviction |
| wary | cautious |
| rival | opponent |
| stunned | shocked; dazed |
| pursuer | hunter; tracker |
| carcass | dead body of an animal |
| lobe | round, leafy projection |
| warily | cautiously |
| lure | trap |
| stunted | shortened |
| singed | burnt; scorched |
| faggot | bundle of sticks used for fuel |
| entangled | twisted |
| flailing | thrashing |
| giddy | silly |
| circlet | ring-shaped ornament |
| prow | front end; bow |
| reproachfully | with disapproval |
| victor | winner |
| vanquished | defeated |
| wreakage | ruins |
