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Part 2 Vocabulary
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Question | Answer |
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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 |