Final answer:
This question matches English vocabulary words with their definitions.
Step-by-step explanation:
1. Iditarod - e. a winter dogsled race in Alaska that spans over 300 miles
2. protruding - b. sticking out beyond the surface
3. scant - a. barely any or not enough
4. wallowing - d. moving very slowly, as if through mud
5. discharged - c. removed from service, usually referring to the military
6. musing - i. absorbed in thought; meditative
7. behest - j. a command or directive
8. tempo - f. characteristic rate, rhythm, or pattern of work or activity
9. maelstrom - g. a large, powerful, or violent whirlpool
10. confluence - h. a flowing together of two or more streams, rivers or the like
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