| A | B |
|---|
| anguish | extreme suffering; agony |
| stern | strict; inflexible |
| rumpled | wrinkled; in disarray |
| annoyance | nuisance |
| peril | chance of risk or injury |
| teeming | overflowing |
| poised | composed; relaxed and dignified |
| strewn | spread or thrown about in various places |
| investor | person who puts money into a ituation to make more money |
| canal | inland waterway built to carry water |
| acrid | burning, biting, or irritating taste |
| reliable | trustworthy |
| exert | to try hard; put forth great effort |
| lapse | small error; mistake |
| protruding | sticking out |
| comma | punctuation mark used to separate idea or items in a series |
| series | similar things coming one after another |
| submerge | to place under or cover with liquid |
| sonar | device that detects the presence of submerged objects |
| eliminate | get rid of |
| until | up to that time |
| desalination | to take the salt out of |
