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Island of the Blue D
Vocabulary Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| gnawed | bitten at or worn away |
| headland | narrow ridge of high land jutting out of the water |
| kelp | any of various large, tough, brown seaweeds |
| lair | den or resting place of a wild animal |
| ravine | long, deep, narrow, valley eroded by running water |
| shellfish | water animal with a shell |
| sinew | tendon |
| brackish | slightly salty |
| cove | small, sheltered bay; inlet on a shore |
| deafening | very loud; amazingly noisy |
| flint | hard, gray or brown stone that makes a spark when struck against steel |
| green | not ripe; not fully grown |
| gutted | removed the intestines |
| quartz | hard mineral made of silicon and oxygen found in many different kinds |