| A | B |
| plaques | flat markers that are engraved with words |
| voyage | a long journey to a distant land |
| distress | in need of immediate help |
| drenched | soaked |
| survivors | people who have stayed alive |
| wreckage | the remains of something that has been destroyed |
| loomed | came out from mist or darkness |
| frigid | freezing cold |
| monument | a structure in memory of people who have died |
| dialogue | a conversation between two characters |