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Part 2 Vocabulary
Island of the Blue Dolphins
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| long, narrow body connected to the head of an arrow or spear | shaft |
| lucky; receiving something good | fortunate |
| to move quickly, with small short steps | scurry |
| salty, dirty and unpleasant water | brackish |
| like tar, thick sticky resin substance used for sealing purposes | pitch |
| a cheap simple food made especially in the past by boiling oats with water | gruel |
| moved around the border | skirted |
| really loud, roaring sound | deafening |
| abandoned, left completely alone | deserted |
| a very loud yell or sound from an animal | bellowing |
| one of the back legs of an animal with four legs | haunches |
| moving secretly | prowling |
| not often, rarely | seldom |
| to create, make something | fashioning |
| relatives who lived several generations in the past | ancestors |
| deep bowls that can hold a lot of liquid | basins |
| a long, deep cut | gash |
| something that is believed to be a sign or warning of something that will happen in the future | omen |
| have an angry argument or disagreement | quarreled |
| length of something wound or arranged in a spiral or sequence of rings | coils |
| to have a sharp point that sticks out and backward from a larger point | barbed |
| to be present in large amounts | plentiful |
| rubbing or irritating until sore | chafing |
| plants used for healing purposes or to add taste to foods | herbs |