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Module 1 Vocabulary Terms

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Term
Definition
abundant   show
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show To examine closely  
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show To force (someone) to leave a country as punishment; to send (someone or something) away; to cause (something) to go away  
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show Not fertile; lifeless  
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barricade   show
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beliefs   show
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show Mislead; failed to fulfill (as in hopes, needs, or expectations)  
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bootlegger   show
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show A Native American warrior (out-of-date term)  
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breechcloths   show
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brilliant   show
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show A type of hill with a flat top and steep sides that is found in the southwestern United States  
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show A genus of plants in the asparagus family native to western North America  
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show A short, light rifle  
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show The head of a group or tribe  
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clan   show
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show A succession of clicks or of alternating clicks and clacks; to make a click-clack sound (as in walking)  
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show To work together with others to accomplish something  
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commotion   show
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compare   show
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show Argument or fight between two opposing sides  
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show A feeling that someone or something is not worthy of any respect or approval; a lack of respect for or fear of something that is usually respected or feared  
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show To examine two or more things for differences  
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cradleboard   show
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show Sang softly or sentimentally  
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cudgel   show
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show Of or relating to culture  
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show The way a particular group of people lives and understands the world (including ideas, beliefs, and values; traditions; religion; language; rules; gender roles; food; clothing; art, music, dance, sports, and other ways of life)  
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show Cleverness or skill especially at tricking people in order to get something  
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show Usual or accepted practices of a social group  
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defied   show
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show Took away from; did not allow to have  
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descendant   show
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show To eat ferociously; to do something with great passion  
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show To cause (someone) to feel ashamed; to cause (someone or something) to lose or become unworthy of respect or approval  
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disputes   show
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show To add details to something; to explain more fully  
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show Animal or plant that has become very rare and that could die out completely  
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show The act or process of becoming larger  
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flageolet   show
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flinch   show
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show Long and narrow cuts in the ground  
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grieved   show
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guardian   show
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show A long, narrow cut or low area in the ground that water moves through when it rains  
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show Weather phenomenon in which balls of ice, called hail, fall from the sky  
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show To pay attention to; to take notice of  
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show To slow the movement, progress, or action of (someone or something); to keep (an animal) from straying or wandering by tying two legs together  
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homeland   show
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show Someone who is lazy or does not work  
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show Effect on something; to make an impression on something or someone  
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inadequate   show
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institutions   show
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show The ability to learn or understand things or to deal with new or difficult situations  
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show An act or instance of disturbing or breaking into without being wanted  
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justice   show
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show Having an injured leg or foot that makes walking difficult or painful  
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liberty   show
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show Covered (a surface) with many things in an untidy way  
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show A type of grasshopper that travels in very large groups and that can cause great destruction by eating crops  
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show A frame or machine that is used to weave threads or yarns to produce cloth  
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show A serious disease that causes chills and fever and that is passed from one person to another by the bite of mosquitoes  
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misinterpretation   show
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misshapen   show
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mistook   show
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misunderstanding   show
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mood   show
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moon   show
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show Acts or feelings that express great sadness  
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natural resources   show
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nonexistent   show
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show To do what someone tells you to do or what a rule, law, , says you must do  
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oral tradition   show
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parched   show
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personification   show
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show Ordinary words, words easy to understand  
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plateau   show
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show An artistic representation of a person  
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poverty   show
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prairie   show
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show A person who has the authority to lead or perform ceremonies in some religions and especially in some Christian religions  
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prosperity   show
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show Wealthy; having more than enough property, money, or food  
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show To show or express strong disagreement with or disapproval of something  
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show Feeling or showing confusion because something is difficult to understand  
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quarrelsome   show
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raid   show
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ravine   show
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rawhide   show
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show To add extra support  
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replenish   show
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show An area of land given to Native Americans by the US government as payment for taking the land of their original homes  
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revenge   show
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roach   show
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rovers   show
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scalped   show
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show Searching for food to eat  
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scout   show
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semi- subterranean   show
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show Very bad; bad enough to make someone ashamed  
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sharpshooters   show
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show Telegraph lines/wires  
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show Moving or hiding in a secret way especially because you are planning to do something bad  
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show Duplicitous, hypocritical, or deceitful, especially in speech; claiming one set of beliefs or intentions but acting according to another  
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stampede   show
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stern   show
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show That which supports life or continued operation  
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suffer   show
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summit   show
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show If someone or something has a day/moment/time, , in the sun, that person or thing is popular or gets a lot of attention during a period of time  
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superseded   show
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surrender   show
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show To support, nourish; to undergo for a period of time  
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show Food; something that supports or strengthens life  
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show Saying insulting things to (someone) in order to make that person angry  
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tethered   show
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show Doing well or being successful  
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show A large amount of water that moves very quickly in one direction; a large amount of something that is released suddenly  
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travois   show
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treaty   show
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trench   show
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truce   show
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show Gradually weakened and destroyed  
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show Having or showing courage; very brave or courageous  
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show Ideas about what is important and how to live in a way that is good or right  
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show Feathered headgear traditionally worn by male leaders of the American Plains Indians Nations who have earned a place of great respect in their tribe  
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show Not having or showing complete trust in someone or something that could be dangerous or cause trouble  
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warrior   show
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show Jerked or pulled with force; caused suffering to  
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