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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| mesa | a high land area with aflat top and steep sides ,larger than a butte and smaller than a platea, common in the Sothwest |
| barrancas | a deep ravine or gorge |
| corral | an enclosure for cofining livestock |
| mesquite | any of several small spiny trees or shrubs, native to hot,dry regions |
| lance | a thruharp sting weapon with a long wooden shaft and a sharp metal head. |
| goading | to prod or urge with or as if with a long pointed stick. |
| astride | with one leg on each side |
| haughty | blantly and disdainfully proud |
| jutted | to extend out,up,or forward |
| raid | a suprise attack by a small frce |
| hogan | a Navajo Indian dwelling usually made of logs and mud with a door traditionally facing east |
| plunder | to take the goods of by a force |
| uncropped | not used for growing crops |
| ewe | a female sheep, especially when full grown |
| leagues | a unit of distance equal to 3.0 statue miles |
| slavers | one, such as a person or ship, that is engaged in the trafficking of slaves |
| thong | a thin strip of leather or other material, such as one used for lashing things together |
| hobble | to walk or move along haltingly or w/ diffculty; limp |
| bony | lean; scarwny |
| scarcely | by a small margin; barley |
| clutching | to grasp and/or hold tightly |