Novel Vocab words
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Micah72899 on April 18, 2012
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15 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Skiff | small light sailboat or rowboat |
| remote | located far away |
| disinfectant | a chemical substance that kills harmful bacteria or viruses |
| deposition | testimony under oath; deposing; dethroning |
| sparse | not thick; thinly scattered; scanty |
| banish | v. to drive away; to force to leave a place by official decree |
| grudge | a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation |
| thistles | pointy plant with a puff at the top |
| potbellied | having a big round stomach or belly, like some types of pigs |
| smolder | to burn slowly without bursting into flames |
| wince | (v.) to draw back suddenly, as though in pain or fear; (n.) the act of drawing back in this way |
| at-oow | the name the tlingits call a woven blanket that is passed down from generation to generation |
| inferno | a place of fiery heat or destruction |
| smirk | to smile in a self-satisfied or artificial way |
| defiant | boldly resisting authority |
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