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Isl-Blue Dolphins
Vocabulary chp 9-15
Term | Definition |
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headland | narrow ridge of high land jutting out into water |
stunted | to hinder or slow down normal growth or development |
smother | to cover quickly |
crevices | narrow split or crack; fissure |
omen | object or event that is believed to mean good or bad fortune |
brackish | slightly salty water |
pitch | thick, black, sticky substance made from tar to fill the seams of wooden ships |
gruel | thin, almost liquid food made by boiling oatmeal, etc., in water or milk |
tusklike | similar to the two long teeth of an elephant |
waddling | walking with short steps and an awkward, swaying motion |
pursuer | someone or something who follows to catch or kill |
flank | side an animal or person between the ribs and the hip |
lobe | rounded part that sticks out or down |
matted | roughly tangled |