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MSM Chp.15-18
5. My Side of the Mountain Vocab 15-18
Term | Definition |
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moral | the lesson or principle taught by a story or event |
preserve | to treat foods so as to prevent decay |
ember | a piece of live coal or wood from a fire |
plumage | the feathers of a bird |
Daniel Boone | American frontier settler and folk hero |
assured | confident; sure |
conspicuous | obvious, attracting attention |
originate | to come or bring into being |
quarry | a hunted animal; prey |
bole | a tree trunk |
tallow | hard fat obtained from animals and used in candles, soaps, and lubricants |
ingenious | imaginative and resourceful; clever |
serenade | a musical performance given to honor or express love to someone |
pheasant | any various chicken like birds having long tails and, in the males, often brilliantly colored plumage |