| A | B |
| a deep gully cut out by a stream. that comes and goes with the rains; dry gulch | arroyo |
| a thorny shrub or tree of the southwestern United States | mesquite |
| to support or strengthen | brace |
| a valley with high steep sides between hills or mountains | canyon |
| the line where the earth appears to meet the sky | horizon |
| substitute | makeshift |
| one who breaks wild horses to the saddle | broncobuster |
| the top of something | crest |
| to pretend something is not true | ignore |
| to stand or walk unsteadily | stagger |