| A | B |
|---|
| nimble | quick and light in movement; moving with ease; active; rapid |
| irresistible | incapable of being resisted or withstood |
| tumult | violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob, uproar |
| indignant | feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or biased |
| officious | aggressive in offering one’s unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice |
| scornfully | full of scorn, derisive, contemptuous |
| conch | a spiral shell of a gastropod, often used as a horn |
| warp | to bend or twist out of shape, especially from a straight or flat form, such as flooring |
| devour | to eat up hungrily; to engulf or swallow up |
| scupper | a drain at the edge of a deck exposed to the weather, for allowing accumulated water to drain away into the sea |
| grating | a fixed frame of bars or the like covering an opening to exlude people, animals, coarse material, or objects while admitting light, air, or fine material |
| jumble | to mix in a confused mass; put or throw together with no order |
| indignation | strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger |
| pallor | unusual or extreme paleness, as from fear, ill health, or death |
| clamor | loud uproar, as from a crowd of people |
| speculate | to engage in thought or reflection; meditate |
| vainly | excessively proud of or concerned about one's own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc.; conceited |
| quiver | to shake with a slight but rapid motion; vibrate; tremble |
| decorous | characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc. |
| lagoon | an area of shallow water separated from the sea by low sandy dunes |
| interpose | to place between; cause to intervene |
| strident | making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking |
| clamber | to climb, using both feet and hands; climb with effort or difficulty |
