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26 Cards in this Set
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Aleut |
a person from the Aleutian Islands near Alaska |
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parley |
a discussion with an enemy about a truce |
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bore |
to make a hole in something; pierce |
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carcasses |
dead animal bodies |
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clutching |
gripping with the hands; holding onto something |
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concealed |
hidden |
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brackish |
slightly salty |
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devil-fish |
octopus |
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embers |
small live coals or glowing pieces of burned wood |
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lair |
den or resting place for a wild animal |
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forbade |
not allowed |
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forlorn |
feeling sad or miserable |
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ample |
more then enough to satisfy all demands |
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league |
a measurement of distance like a mile |
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matted |
tangled in a thick mass |
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shrouded |
covered or hidden |
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prey |
animals that are hunted for food |
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sinew |
a strong tendon |
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gruel |
a thin, almost watery form of oatmeal |
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prowling |
going around slowly and secretly hunting for something to eat or steal |
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ancestor |
an early family member |
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shirker |
one who gets out of doing work |
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slain |
killed |
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snared |
trapped with a device called that uses a noose |
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strewn |
thrown loosely about |
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venturing |
doing something that involves risk or danger |
