| A | B |
| clan | (n) group of people who are decended from a common ancestor |
| cleft | (n) opening; division; crevice |
| complex | (adj) complicated; involved; intricate |
| conifer | (n) cone-bearing tree or shrub |
| contour | (n) outline (of land, a figure, etc) |
| deplete | (v) to use up gradually; to empty completely or partly |
| expanse | (n) large, open area |
| fierce | (adj) powerful; raging, violent |
| finery | (n) elegant or showy clothing |
| flounder | (v) to struggle clumisly; to stumble |
| luminous | (adj) shinging, glowing, radiant |
| majestic | (adj) stately; magnificent; dignified; grand |
| mar | (v) to ruin the beauty (of something) |
| mythical | (adj) existing only in myths; imaginary |
| outcrop | (n) part of a rock or mineral formation that is exposed at the surface of the ground |
| pristine | (adj) pure; unspoiled |
| scuttle | (v) to run quickly; to scamper |
| spontaneous | (adj) not planned ahead of time; impulsive |
| steppe | (n) a vast plain having few trees |
| stockpile | (n) a supply of materials stored up for future use |