| A | B |
| ballast | Material used to make a ship steady or control the rising and falling of a vessel |
| buoyant | able to float; or to be cheerful and carefree |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly |
| detach | to separate from or lacking concern; not taking sides |
| eerie | causing uneasiness; strange or mysterious |
| fathom | A length of 6 feet, used in measuring the depth of water |
| pique | To arouse or excite |
| probe | To poke or prod |
| probe | A long slender instrument used to examine a wound or part of the body |
| realize | To be aware of |
| rupture | To split or break |
| sphere | an object with all points on its surface equally distant from its center; a ball or globe |
| submerge | To go underwater or to put underwater or cover with water |
| tedious | Seeming to go on for a long time; boring |
| ultimate | Something that is the greatest; the maximum |
| unscathed | Completely unharmed |