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Chee's Daughter
Vocabulary words and literary terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| flicker | A species of woodpecker (p. 77) |
| mesas | Flattened hills with steep sides (p. 80) |
| queue | A braid or pigtail worn down one's back (p. 81) |
| indolence | Idleness; a dislike for work; laziness (p. 81) |
| jerked | Preserved by cutting into strips and drying in the sun (think of beef jerky) (p. 81) |
| deference | Respect and consideration (p. 85) |
| surmised | Guessed; inferred (p. 85) |
| round characters | Appear to be fully developed people. They possess a wide and complex range of character traits, or personal qualities, and their actions can be contradictory or unpredictable. |
| flat characters | Appear to have only one or two superficial character traits. Very predictable. |
| Author: "Chee's Daughter" | Juanita Platero and Siyowin Miller |