23. Surge: A heavy billowing or swelling motion like that of great waves
24. Surge (n): Increase There has been a SURGE in applications to the LCC recently. So many students want to be students here. Do you think it is because of the wonderful teachers?
31. Raft A flat floating structure, usually made of pieces of wood together, used as a boat
32. Littered If things litter an area, there are a lot of them in that place (be full of something)
33. Initial (adj): happening at the beginning(only before noun) (noun): the first letter of someone first name (verb): to sign (to place your initial on something—(like HC)