Chapters 1-17 vocabulary review Island of the Blue Dolphins

sad and lonely

• urging

• masts

• forlorn

to think about or consider

• pondering

• dunes

• stern

to growl and show teeth

• vowed

• snarling

• rites

any one of several old units of distance from about 2.4 to 4.6 miles (3.9 to 7.4 kilometers)

• leagues

• sparlingly

• spring

• glistening

Answer explanation

a hill that has a flat top and steep sides and that is found in the southwestern U.S.

• hill

• mountain

• harbor

• mesa

Answer explanation

the skin of a dead animal especially with its hair, wool, or fur still on it

• carcasses

• pelts

• kelp

• gaze

someone who avoids doing something that they are supposed to do

• shirkers

• burdens

strong tissue that connects muscles to bone

• crevices

• sinews

• scarce

• pace

a thick, black, sticky substance that is used on roofs, boats, etc to keep water out

• omen

• chafe

• pitch

• planks

Answer explanation

a story from the past that is believed by many people but cannot be proved to be true

• legend

• fairy tale

• tall tale

• poem