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Island of the Blue D
Vocabulary Words
Question | Answer |
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gnawed | bitten at or worn away |
headland | narrow ridge of high land jutting out of the water |
kelp | any of various large, tough, brown seaweeds |
lair | den or resting place of a wild animal |
ravine | long, deep, narrow, valley eroded by running water |
shellfish | water animal with a shell |
sinew | tendon |
brackish | slightly salty |
cove | small, sheltered bay; inlet on a shore |
deafening | very loud; amazingly noisy |
flint | hard, gray or brown stone that makes a spark when struck against steel |
green | not ripe; not fully grown |
gutted | removed the intestines |
quartz | hard mineral made of silicon and oxygen found in many different kinds |