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Sign of the Beaver 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chagrined | feel distressed or humiliated |
| Earnestly | with sincere and intense conviction; seriously. |
| Glistened | (of something wet or greasy) shine; glitter. |
| Sinew | a piece of tough fibrous tissue uniting muscle to bone or bone to bone; a tendon or ligament. |
| raspy | hoarse or harsh-sounding |
| foreleg | either of the front legs of a four-footed animal |
| indignant | feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment |
| shrewdly | in a way that shows sharp powers of judgment; astutely. |
| improvise | created and performed spontaneously or without preparation; impromptu. |
| Immense | extremely large or great, especially in scale or degree. |
| Squaw | a North American Indian woman or wife. |