| A | B |
| lore | traditional knowledge about a subject |
| abundance | having more than enough of something |
| alter | change something in a certain way |
| sophisticated | clever in a complicated way and therefore able to do complicated tasks |
| cultural | relating to a group of people and their beliefs |
| lush | covered with healthy green |
| teem | to have many living things moving inside a place |
| retain | keep or continue to have something |
| heritage | something that belongs to your family or ethnic background |
| concept | a general idea or thought |
| weathered | changed in color or condition by being out in the sun, wind, rain, etc |
| seiner | a large fishing net with floats along the top edge and weights along the bottom |
| reel in | to pull in a fish by turning the reel on a fishing pole |
| engraved | carved (letters or designs) on a surface |
| clan | a large group of people who are related |
| adorn | make someone or something more attractive by attaching something beautiful |
| cremation | the act of burn a dead person’s body |
| the deceased | dead people |
| prospector | a person who searches for gold, oil or other valuable substances |
| glut | fill something with more than is needed |