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Vocabulary 1-3
Term | Definition |
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defiant | tending to confront and challenge |
coherent | logical |
bandolier | a kind of belt worn over one shoulder and across the chest |
intricate | containing many details or small parts that are skillfully made |
unwarily | not cautiously |
appalled | shocked |
coaxed | persuaded gently |
longhouse | a long, bark-covered dwelling place built by some Native American peoples, especially the Iroquois |
scorn | a feeling of dislike |
uncompromisingly | unwilling to back down |
lithely | bending easily |
scalps | the skin and hair covering the skulls of enemies; cut off as trophies |
ransacked | searched thoroughly but handled carelessly |
reluctant | hesitant |
foreboding | a feeling that something bad is going to happen |
tourniquet | a tight band applied around an arm or leg to stop bleeding |
regretfully | remorsefully |
maize | corn |
pence | plural of penny |
peevishly | irritably |
hectoring | speaking in a domineering tone |
galvanized | stimulated into great activity |
imperiously | domineeringly |
magnanimously | nobly |
incredulous | unbelieving |
spit | a thin rod or bar on which meat is pierced for broiling or roasting over a fire |