| Term | Definition |
|---|
| adze of basalt | ax made from volcanic rock |
| plait | braid |
| sparingly | a small amount |
| vantage point | a place with a good view |
| breadfruit | the large, round starchy friut of a tropical tree, which is used as a vegetable and sometimes to make a substitute for flour |
| plateau | area of relatively high ground |
| cauterize | burn the skin or flesh (of a wound) with a heated instrument or caustic substance, typically to stop bleeding or prevent the wound from becoming infected |
| caustic | able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action |
| congealed | solidify or coagulate especially by cooling |
| alien | unfamiliar and disturbing or distasteful |
| forbidding | unfriendly or threatening in appearance |
| apprehension | anxiety of fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen |
| premonition | a strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant |
| solitude | the state or situation of being alone |
| rude | roughly made or done |
| luxuriant | rich and profuse in growth, lush |
| sustenance | food and drink regarded as a source of strength and nourishment |
| instinct | a natural or intuitive way of acting or thinking |
| intuitive | based on what one feels without conscious reasoning |
| coral | a hard stony substance secreted by certain marine coelenterates as an external skeleton, typically forming large reefs in warm seas |
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