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Unit 1 week 3 SF
Island of the Blue Dolphin vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| gnawed | bitten at or worn away |
| headland | a narrow ridge of high land jutting out into the water |
| kelp | any of various large, tough, brown seaweeds |
| lair | den or resting place of a wild animal |
| ravine | a long, deep, narrow, valley eroded by running water |
| shellfish | a water animal with a shell |
| sinew | tendon |
| brackish | slightly salty |
| cove | a small, sheltered bay; inlet on a shore |
| deafening | very loud; amazingly noisy |