Unit 3: Native American

Tremendous

Adjective: Very great in amount, scale or intensity

Frantically

Adverb: In a hurried excited or disorganized manner

Devious

Adjective: Using dishonesty or trickery to achieve ones goals

Contend

Verb: Struggle or go against another

Pliable

Adjective: Easily bent or influenced, flexible

Contentment

Noun: A state of satisfaction

Encampment

Noun: A gathering of temporary housing such as tents

Thunderous

Adjective: Very loud, powerful or intense.

Muskrat

Noun: A large semi aquatic North American rodent with a musky smell, valued for its fur

Briars

Noun: Any number of prickly scrambling shrubs

Baneberry

Noun: The bitter, typically poisonous berry of the baneberry plant

Dogberry

Noun: A fruit of poor eating quality from any of a number of other shrubs or small trees

Flint

Noun: A piece of flint, especially as flaked or ground in ancient times to form a tool or weapon also used to spark fire

Delicacy

Noun: A choice or expensive food

Mutilate

Verb: Inflict serious damage on

Clod

Noun: A lump of earth or clay

Quiver

Noun: An archers portable case for holding arrows

Vanquish

Verb: Defeat thoroughly

Succumb

Verb: Die from the effect of a disease or injury

Reign

Verb: Hold office like that of a king or queen

Domain

Noun: An area of territory owned or controlled by a ruler or government

Boil

Noun: An enflamed pus filled swelling on the skin caused typically by the infection of a hair follicle

Rumbling

Noun: A continuous deep resonant sound

Scold

Verb: To express disapproval angrily

Marrow

Noun: A soft fatty substance in the cavities of bones in which blood cells are produced

Astonish

Adjective: Greatly surprised or impressed; amazed

Suit

Verb: Go well with or enhance the features figure or character of someone

Fickle

Adjective: Changing frequently especially as regards one’s loyalties interests or affection

Giddy

Adjective: Excitable and frivolous lacking seriousness

Lure

Verb: Tempt to do something or go somewhere especially by offering a reward.