| A | B |
|---|
| traitor | a person who betrays a friend or country |
| expedition | a journey or voyage, taken by a group of people, with a particular purpose |
| axiom | a statement this is considered true |
| toiling | to work very hard |
| docked | bring a ship into a dock |
| distinguish | to recognize or treat someone as different |
| significant | great or important, worth of attention |
| gallows | execution by hanging |
| perish | to die |
| savage | a person who belongs to a primitive tribe or group who are wild, cruel, and uneducated |
| slop bucket | a bucket for collecting waste from food, wash water, or bathroom materials |
| cathedral | a big church for a religion |
| paradise | an ideal place, such as heaven |
| sensory descriptions | sight, smell, sound, touch, and taste |
| natural resources | materials such as water, land, forest, and minerals that can be found in nature |
| provisions | providing a supply for use on a journey |
| cause and effect | the relationship between what happened and why it happened |
| eavesdrop | to listen secretly to what other people are saying |
| wiped out | for all the people or things to disappear or die |
| wilting | to become limp because of heat or a loss of water |
| apprentice | a person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer |
| dwindling | getting smaller and smaller over time |
