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Islnd of Blue Dolph
Island of the Blue Dolphins
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| MESA | a small, high plateau with a flat top and steep sides |
| RAVINE | a long, deep, narrow valley eroded by running water |
| PARLEY | to discuss matters, especially with an enemy |
| TOYON BUSH | an evergreen shrub having leathery leaves, small white flowers, and red, fleshy, berry-like fruit |
| LEAGUES | unit for measuring distance, usally about 3 miles |
| IDLE | doing nothing; not busy; not working |
| PELT | skin of a hair animal such as an otter |
| KELP | any of various large, tough, brown seaweeds |
| SCARCELY | not quite; barely |
| BALES | a large bundle of material securely wrapped or bound for shipping or storage |
| CORMORANT | large seabirds with pouches under their beaks for holding caught fish |
| REEF | ridge of rocks or coral at or near the surface of the water |
| BEFELL | to happen to |
| CARCASSES | bodies of dead animals |
| BARRED | blocked; obstructed |
| SURGED | to rise and fall; move like waves |
| SNARED | to trap |
| SHIRKER | one whom avoids or gets out of doing work |
| PORTIONED | to divide into parts or shares |
| ABALONE | shellfish with a shell that is large and flat |
| DECREED | to order or settle by authority |
| SHROUDED | to cover or conceal |
| AWL | a pointed tool used for making small holes in leather or wood |
| BECKONED | to signal by motion of the head or hand |
| SLUNK | to move in a sneaky, guilty manner; sneak |
| LAIR | a den or resting place of a wild animal |
| SWITCH | a slender stick used in whipping |
| SANDSPIT | a point of deposit built up into a landform which protects a body of water |
| HEADLAND | narrow ridge of high land jutting out into water |
| STUNTED | to hinder or slow down normal growth or development |
| SMOTHER | to cover quickly |
| CREVICES | narrow split or crack; fissure |
| OMEN | object or event that is believed to mean good or bad fortune |
| BRACKISH | slightly salty water |
| PITCH | thick, black, sticky substance made from tar to fill the seams of wooden ships |
| GRUEL | thin, almost liquid, food made by boiling oatmeal, etc., in water or milk |
| TUSKLIKE | similar to the two long teeth of an elephant |
| WADDLING | walking with short steps in an awkward swaying motion |
| PURSUER | someone or something who follows to catch or kill |
| FLANK | side of an animal or person between the ribs and the hip |
| LOBE | rounded part that sticks out or down |
| MATTED | roughly tangled |
| DEVILFISH | sea animal similar to an octopus |
| HAUNCHES | the hindquarters of an animal |
| LUPINES | plant with long spikes of flowers, clusters of hairy leaflets, and flat pods with bean-shaped seeds |
| SINEW | tendon; a tough, strong band or cord of tissue that joins a muscle to a bone or some other body part |
| LEECHES | any of numerous worms living in freshwater ponds and streams that suck the blood of animals |
| SLUNG | to throw,; cast,; hurl,; fling |
| PEERED | to look closely to see clearly |
| CIRCLET | round ornament worn on the head, neck, arm, or finger |
| PROW | the pointed front part of anything that sticks forward |
| REPROACHFULLY | expressing disapproval |
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