Touching Spirit Bear Vocabulary: Chapters #25-28

dumbfounded

(adj.) so amazed that one is unable to speak, bewildered

scampered

to run or go hastily or quickly

totem pole

wooden post carved with animals or other images; often made by Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest to honor ancestors or special events

trawler

a fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish

driftwood

wood carried along by water or washed ashore from the water

awkwardly

in a clumsy or uncomfortable way

Rehabilitation

Restore to normal life

accustomed

In the habit of; used to

withdrawn

unsociable, aloof; shy, timid

smirk

smile in an irritatingly smug, conceited, or silly way.