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Cabeza De Vaca - SABIS Vocabulary List 7 (P. 36-42)

Terms in this set (35)

Attacker
Someone who attacks, tries to hurt somebody or something.
Lunged
To thrust or move forward suddenly.
Suited
To be suitable for somebody, to meet their needs.
Wander
To go about without trying to reach a particular place.
Bickering
To quarrel about small things.
Messenger
Someone who carries a message.
Prickly
Covered with thorns or spikes.
Abandoned
To give up; to leave something without intending to return.
Biscuit
A flat thin piece of crisp baked pastry.
Diet
The food you normally eat.
Harmless
Not dangerous or offensive.
Limited
To keep something small.
Occasional
Happening now and then.
Plants
Something that grows out of the ground, such as flowers, bushes, trees, and vegetables.
Rash
A red patch or red spots on the skin.
Rations
An amount allowed to one person.
Similar
Nearly the same as another person or thing.
Slashed
To make large cuts in something.
Stumbling
To lose your balance; to fall over something.
Temperature
How hot or cold someone or something is.
Weight
How heavy something is.
Countless
Too many to count; very many.
Shivering
To tremble with cold or fear.
Thunderous
Very loud, like thunder.
Tunics
A loose dress.
Unclean
Dirty.
Wilderness
An area of wild country.
Direction
The way that something goes or points.
Judging
To form an opinion about something.
Poke
To prod.
Sweeping
To move your arm in a wide curve.
Deaf
Unable to hear.
Clenched
To close your teeth or fingers tightly.
Ghosts
The spirit of a dead person seen by a living person.
Snapped
To speak in a sharp, unfriendly way.
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