| Term | Definition |
| Chasm | A deep crack or opening in the earth |
| Continent | one of the seven great land areas of the world |
| credit | honor or praise, a way of buying with no cash |
| enable | to make possible |
| foul | having an unpleasant odor, stormy weather, an unfair play in sports |
| gust | a sudden increase in wind or strength |
| ordeal | an unpleasant, painful, difficult experience |
| plateau | a broad flat area of high ground |
| rig | to make or do something by using whatever is nearby, a machine or construction that is used for a special purpose. |
| schedule | a plan that gives expected times for different things to happen. a list of times when trains, buses and airplanes arrive. |