BMMS Dar and the Spear Thrower Vocabulary
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| clan | a group of people having a common ancestor
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| pungent | sharp or harsh to the sense of taste or smell
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| acrid | biting or bitter in taste or odor
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| tinder | a material that burns easily and can be used as kindling for a fire
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| manmark | the clan's emblem of manhood, five short, parallel lines cut into the upper arm
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| shaman | spiritual leader, who preserved the ways of the clan in ceremony
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| sustain | to give support or relief to; to supply with nourishment
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| salve | a healing ointment
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| initiation | the ceremonies with which a person is made a member of a clan or society
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| wily | full of deceit; crafty, cunning
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| immerse | to plunge into something (like a fluid) that surrounds or covers
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| frigid | very cold in temperature
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| famished | desiring or craving food; extremely hungry
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| adrift | lacking aim, direction, or stability
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| forage | to wander in search of food or provisions
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| bouyant | tending to float in a fluid or rise in air or gas
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| meandering | to follow a winding and turning course
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| boisterous | rough and noisy; noisily jolly or rowdy
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| revived | to restore to life or consciousness
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| prey | an animal hunted or seized for food, esp. by a carnivorous animal
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| deprive | to remove or withhold something from the enjoyment or possession of (a person or persons)
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| dismembered | to cut, tear, or pull off the limbs of
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| edible | fit to be eaten as food; eatable
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| lope | a long, easy stride
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| tranquil | free from commotion; peaceful; quiet; calm
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| resolute | firmly resolved or determined
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| fury | unrestrained or violent anger, rage, passion, or the like
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| gored | to pierce with or as if with a horn or tusk
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| gait | a manner of walking, stepping, or running
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| sunstone | a variety of iron pyrite called fool's gold that produces sparks when struck with flint
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