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Island of Blue-voc 1
Scherr 5th Grade- Vocab for Ch. 1-9 of Island of the Blue Dolphins
Question | Answer |
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Aleut | a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaskan Penisula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos |
canyon | a deep valley with steep sides, often with a stream flowing through it |
harbor | a body of water having docks or port facilities |
mesa | a landform with steep walls and a flat top |
concealed | to hide; withdraw or remove from observation |
parley | to speak, talk, or confer |
doubted | to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe |
gull | a water bird |
reef | a chain of rocks or ridge of sand at or near the surface of the water |
ravine | a small narrow valley with steep sides |
pelt | a skin of an animal with its fur |
kelp | a large, coarse brown seaweed |
preparations | the act of making ready |
crevice | narrow opening resulting from a split or crack |
headland | point of unusally high land jutting out into a body of water |
spring | source of water flowing out of the earth |