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The Sign of the Beav

vocabulary

QuestionAnswer
blunderbuss a short gun with a wide muzzle
chinking filling in the cracks between logs in a cabin
proprietor owner of a business
pewter a gray metal made from lead
tuft a small clump or bunch
deacon someone who helps in a church
solemn serious
puny small and weak
heathen someone who does not believe in God of the Bible
improvise make up on the spot
molasses a thick syrup
salvage to save something from a storm,wreck
pesky annoying
bough tree branch
despair loss of hope
stout short and fat
cannibal an animal that eats its own kind
wigwam hut made from twigs and bark
wampum beads and shells used for money
squaw an unkind word for a native American woman
manitou Native American spirit
knack something that comes easily
grouse a brown game bird
companion someone that goes with you
pungent strong taste or smell
boisterous loud, happy noise
envious want something someone else has
awesome wonderful
gaunt thin and pale
caribou North American reindeer
typhus disease with high fever and rash
pelt animal skin
despise great dislike
Created by: kformont
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