| A | B |
| Aleuts | a member of a people of the Aleutian and Shumagin islands and the western part of Alaska Peninsula |
| ravine | a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water) |
| carcasses | the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food |
| surged | characterized by great swelling waves |
| cormorants | large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish |
| vain | characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| ponder | reflect deeply on a subject |
| current | a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes |
| headland | a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) |
| stunted | scrawny: inferior in size or quality |