| degenerative | caused by old age or wear |
| obey | follow orders |
| protect | to save from danger |
| suffer | to feel pain |
| warranty | a promise that an item will be good |
| grind | to hit with stones to turn dry corn into flour |
| conflict | to be against |
| infant | a baby under 12 months |
| cuff | the pant leg bottom |
| husky | large, strong, heavy |
| boarding school | a school where students live away from home |
| clam | a small sea animal with a double shell |
| powwow | a gathering of different groups of Indians |
| fool | a person who is easily tricked |
| epidemic | a time when many people get the same disease |
| trust | to have faith that another person is telling the truth |
| range | to go from one number to another |
| voyage | a trip by sea |
| regain | get back something that a person once had |
| sausage | spicy meat shaped like a hot dog |