| Term | Definition |
| clan | family group |
| cleft | crevice |
| complex | complicated |
| conifer | cone-bearing tree |
| contour | outline |
| deplete | to use up gradually |
| expanse | large, open area |
| fierce | powerful or raging |
| finery | elegant or showy clothing |
| flounder | to struggle clumsily |
| luminous | shining, glowing or radiant |
| majestic | stately or grand |
| mar | to ruin the beauty, spoil |
| mythical | existing only in myths |
| outcrop | part of a rock or mineral formation exposed at the surface of the ground |
| pristine | pure, unspoiled |
| scuttle | to run quickly |
| spontaneous | not planned ahead of time |
| steppe | a vast plain having few trees |
| stockpile | a supply of minerals stored up for future use |