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- reef
- a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
- pondered
- thought very deeply
- lagoon
- a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
- resembled
- to look like something or someone
- revolution
- the overthrow of a government by those who are governed
- vainer
- more thinking highly of themselves
- multitude
- a great number
- dwindled
- shrank
- retired
- no longer active in your work or profession
- audition
- a tryout for a position in a play
- bulge
- swell or protrude outwards
- atoll
- A ring shaped coral island found far from land.
- assured
- marked by assurance, to convince someone
- bountiful
- generous plentiful
- generated
- to cause something to happen
- artificial
- Made by human beings and not by nature
- moss
- a plant that grows from spores - a soil builder - needs very little soil to grow in - keeps soil from being washed away in the rain
- disengage
- become free
- positions
- put into a certain place or abstract location
- authority
- the power or right to give orders or make decisions
- entrusted
- to make responsible for something
- headquarters
- (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
- embers
- a peice of glowing coal or wood
- sonata
- instrumental musical composition usually 3-4 parts
- quiver
- shake with fast, tremulous movements
- determination
- firmness of purpose
- gravitational
- having to do with gravity
- canopy
- The third layer from the bottom of the rainforest
- commotion
- the act of making a noisy disturbance
- sensors
- detecting devices
- tinder
- material for starting a fire
- grimaced
- a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.
- sternly
- in a strict manner
- compose
- write music
- simultaneously
- happening at the same time
- ace
- an expart at something
- gorged
- full of food, had eaten like an animal
- accompaniment
- something that goes w/ something else, n. decorative element; minor part which complements the main musical part; musical piece played while a song is being performed; act of accompanying a person
- diligence
- constant effort used to accomplish a task
- souvenir
- something of sentimental value
- plunged
- to jump, dive, or fall
- exaggerate
- (v) to make something more than what it is; to overstate
- condolences
- an expression of sympathy
- pointedly
- clearly noticeable
- accompanist
- a musician who plays with a singer
- barren
- not bearing offspring
- policy
- a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group
- exhausted
- drained physically, drained physically
- correspondence
- communication by exchange of letters
- inlet
- an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
- meander
- to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
- vow
- a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner
- dedicated
- to devote wholly and earnestly, as to some person
- tangle
- a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven
- peninsula
- a large mass of land projecting into a body of water
- dignity
- the state of being worthy,honored, or respected
- shallow
- a stretch of shallow water
- lair
- cave or den
- potential
- possible, able to happen; something that can develop or become a reality
- pace
- a step in walking or running
- inspire
- to fill with emotion or great excitement
- plentitude
- a full supply
- energy
- an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing)
- abalone
- any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior
- forlorn
- sad and lonely; wretched; desolate