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Question | Answer |
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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 |