capsize

become overturned

abandoned

left behind with no plan to return again

stir

a very small movement

loam

fertile soil of clay or sand

refraction

bending of light as it passes from one medium, like air, to another, like water

detached

separated, not attached

sinews

ropey, strong tendons

barometer

a tool that measures changes in air pressure and can help predict storms

proprietor

owner

menthol

substance that has cooling properties similar to mint

alien

foreign in nature, wholly different from others

limber

make flexible

yielding

not stiff or hard

revelation

act of realizing a truth for the first time

suspended

to cause to stop for a period of time