Cantankerous – bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.

Pong- An unpleasant smell, stink

Sacrosanct- sacred, respected

Diffident- modest or shy 

Austere- strict, harsh

Malevolent- sinister, evil

Voracious- greedy

Eradicate- eliminate

Ardor- passion

Ruminate- thinking

The beach – sand, rocks, sticks, salt air, waves, froth, sky, dolphins, shells, crabs, bush, seaweed, hot, sun, people, beachball, salt water, breeze, yellow, fish, towel, swimming togs, picnic basket, sunscreen, blue, orange, boat, seagulls, hot food.

Walking down the small worn track, the palm trees break out into a large piece of pale land disappearing into the huge, deep ocean. Families dance in the bitter gust of wind, as it sweeps up bits of crushed rock tinier then a speck of lint. I walk through the thick, humid air down to the cool wet, dark water. The sun falls below the horizon, causing colors to