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Vocabulary 1-3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |