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Island of the Blue Dolphins--vocabulary
Vocabulary words from the novel "Island of the Blue Dolphins"
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Literature
7th Grade
04/03/2011

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bales
Definition
large bundles tied tightly together
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brush
Definition
land covered with shrubs and short trees
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canyon
Definition
a deep narrow valley with steep sides
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carcass
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a dead body of an animal
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cove
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a small sheltered bay or inlet along a coast
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crevice
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a crack or split in something point of unusually high land jutting out into a body of water
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fledglings
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young birds
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gruel
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a thin meal made by cooking food in water; watery porridge
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headland
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a point of land high above the sea
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kelp
Definition
large brown seaweed
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lair
Definition
a place where wild animals live and rest
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league
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a measure of distance, about three miles (five kilometers)
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lure
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an attraction
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mesa
Definition
a steep hill with a flat top
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omen
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a sign or warning about something that will happen in the future
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paces
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footsteps used to measure distance
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parley
Definition
to discuss something you disagree about
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pelt
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an animal skin with the fur or hair still attached
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pitch
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dark, sticky substance from trees or other plants, used for waterproofing or for plugging holes
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planks
Definition
thick wooden boards
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ponder
Definition
to think carefully about
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ravine
Definition
a deep, narrow valley that is smaller than a canyon
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rites
Definition
acts done for a ceremony
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shirkers
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people who avoid doing what they should do
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shrouded
Definition
covered
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sinews
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tough cords of tissue that connect muscles to bones or other body parts
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snare
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trap
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spit
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a narrow strip of land that juts out into the water
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stunted
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has not grown properly
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trinkets
Definition
jewelry worth very little
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vow
Definition
v. to promise solemnly
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stern
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adj. harsh or severe in manner
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spring
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n. source of water flowing out of the earth
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clamor
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n. loud, continuous noise
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mourning
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n. feeling of sorrow after a death
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reef
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n. low ridge of rocks, sand, or coral that rises above the surface of a body of water
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rival
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n. one who competes with another
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scarce
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adj. hard to find; few in number
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swarm
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n. large number of things in busy motion
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wreckage
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n. broken and disordered parts from something wrecked
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victor
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n. winner; one who defeats an opponent
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reproachfully
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adv. in a disapproving manner
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horizon
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n. line where earth and sky meet
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hasten
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v. to move quickly
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glimpse
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n. brief look
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banks
Definition
n. mounds, piles, or ridges
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