| A | B |
| gabble | to talk fast or foolishly |
| limned | to draw or paint on a surface |
| usquebaugh | whiskey |
| rime | an accumulation of ice tufts |
| bivouac | a temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| squama | a structure resembling a scale |
| imbrications | an overlapping of edges |
| glaucous | of a pale yellow-green color |
| sphagnum | a mossy plant growing in swampy regions |
| cairn | a heap of stones piled up as a memorial or landmark |
| scarp | the steep face of a hill |
| cullions | a mean or base fellow |
| panniers | a basket often carried on the back of an animal or the shoulders of a person |
| dolmen | a prehistoric monument of two or more upright stones; similar to menhirs |
| mullein | herbaceous plant |