| A | B |
|---|
| dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light; to shine brilliantly |
| squinted | to look or peer with eyes partly closed |
| vertical | straight-up |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land; especially : a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon |
| marshy | a tract of soft wet land usually characterized by grasses or cattails |
| stunted | to hinder the normal growth, development, or progress of |
| wake | the track left by a moving body (as a ship) in a fluid (as water); broadly : a track or path left |
| rival | one of two or more striving to reach or obtain something that only one can possess |
| predators | one that preys, destroys, or devours |
| rippling | to become lightly ruffled or covered with small waves |
| grove | a small wood without underbrush |
| birch | deciduous, usually short-lived trees or shrubs having simple, slender-stemmed leaves and typically a layered outer bark that peels readily |
| rivulets | a small stream |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| tang | a sharp distinctive often lingering flavor b : a pungent odor |
| scurrying | to move in or as if in a brisk pace; to move around in an agitated, confused, or fluttering manner |
| ibex | any of several wild goats living chiefly in high mountain areas of the Old World (Europe or Asia) and having large horns that curve backward or inward, and are ridged crosswise in front |
| ridged | a raised strip |
| warily | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchful prudence especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| summit | TOP, APEX; especially : the highest point : PEAK |
| ventured | ;to expose to hazard : RISK, GAMBLE; to undertake the risks and dangers of |
