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Sign of the Beaver
vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| chink | spaces between logs in a log house |
| daub | to stuff a plaster like material into cracks between logs |
| drawl | a different way of speaking a language |
| fell | to chop down a tree |
| expedition | journey made for a special purpose |
| passel | a large number |
| solitary | alone |
| pewter | a mixture of metals that does not tarnish |
| blunderbuss | a type of rifle |
| bough | a tree branch |
| punchean table | table with many uses |
| flint | rock that when scrubbed creates sparks |
| proprietor | someone who has legal title to land or a shop |
| fury | rage or anger |
| bellow | shout out |
| deprive | stop from having |
| snorted | breathed mostly through nostrils |
| boggy | wet, spongy land |
| treaty | a peace contract |
| gritty | hard granules in something (like sand) |
| detested | hatred |
| pesky | annoying |
| incomprehensible | can't understand |
| stout | plump, stubby |
| nonchalantly | unconcerned could care less |
| stalking | secretly follow |
| heathen | pagan,person who does not believe in a Christian God |
| brisk | zippy or lively |
| grubby | old or worn out |
| defiance | open resistance to authority |
| rigid | not flexible |
| puny | tiny, small |
| stern | severe |
| thrashing | move violently |
| resentful | full of anger |
| disdainfully | to look down on someone |
| grudgingly | unwilling |
| retorted | a sharp or oral reply |
| disposition | ones nature or tempermant |
| contemptuous | disrespectful |
| sinew | thin band of connecting tissue |
| pungent | sharp acrid taste or smell |
| genial | agreeable, cheery, or friendly |
| wampum | small beads used as currency |