| Term | Definition |
|---|
| acquainted | made aware; informed |
| assignment | something assigned, especially a piece of work to be done |
| essential | absolutely necessary; very important |
| expanded | made larger; increased in size; enlarged |
| guaranteed | made certain that something would happen as a result |
| procedures | ways of proceeding; methods of doing things |
| reputation | what people think and say the character of someone or something is |
| worshipped | paid great honor and reverence to |
| branded | marked by burning the skin with a hot iron |
| constructed | put together; fitted together; built |
| daintily | with delicate beauty; freshly and prettily |
| devastation | the act of laying waste; destruction |
| lullaby | song for singing to a child; soft song |
| pitch | a thick, black, sticky substance made from tar or turpentine |
| resourceful | good at thinking of ways to do things; quick witted |
| thieving | stealing |
| veins | membranous tubes forming part of the system of vessels that carry blood to the heart |
| gnawed | bitten at or worn away |
| headland | a narrow ridge of high land jutting out into the water |
| kelp | any of various large, tough, brown seaweeds |
| lair | den or resting place of a wild animal |
| ravine | a long, deep, narrow valley eroded by running water |
| shellfish | a water animal with a shell |
| sinew | tendon |
| confidence | firm belief in yourself |
| fastball | a pitch thrown at high speed with very little curve |
| mocking | laughing at; making fun of |
| outfield | the three players in the outfield |
| unique | having no like or equal |
| weakness | a weak point; slight fault |
| windup | a swinging movement of the arms while twisting the body just before pitching the ball |
| advice | an opinion about what should be done |
| advised | gave advice to; offered an opinion |
| circumstances | conditions that accompany an act of event |
| elbow | to push with the elbow; make your way by pushing |
| hustled | hurried along |
| immigrants | people who come into a country or region to live |
| luxury | something pleasant but not necessary |
| newcomer | a person who has just come or who came not long ago |
| peddler | a person who travels about selling things carried in a pack or in a truck, wagon, or cart |
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