Unit 3 - Native American

Tremendous

Very great in amount, scale, or intensity

Frantically

In a hurried, excited, or disorganized manner

Devious

Using deceit (dishonesty) or trickery to achieve one’s goals

Contend

Struggle or go against another

Pliable

Easily bent or influenced; flexible

Contentment

A state of satisfaction

Encampment

A gathering of temporary houses such as tents

Domain

An area or territory owned or controlled by a ruler or government

Boil

An inflamed pus-filled swelling on the skin, caused typically by the infection of a hair follicle

Rumbling 

A continuous deep, resonant sounds

Scold

To express disapproval angrily

Marrow

A soft fatty substance in the cavities of bones, in which blood cells are produced (often taken as typifying strength and vitality)

Astonish

Greatly surprised or impressed; amazed

Suit

Go well with or enhance the features, figure, or character of someone

Fickle

Changing frequently, especially as it regards one’s loyalties, interests, or affection

Giddy

Excitable and frivolous (lacking seriousness or purpose)

Lure

Tempt (a person or animal) to do something or to go somewhere, especially by offering some form of reward

Thunderous

Very loud, powerful, or intense

Muskrat

A large semiaquatic North American rodent with a musky smell, valued for its fur

Briars

Any of a number of prickly scrambling shrubs

Baneberry

The bitter, typically poisonous berry of the baneberry plant

Dogberry

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

Flint

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

Delicacy

A choice or expensive food

Mutilate

Inflict serious damage on

Clod

A lump of earth or clay

Quiver

An archer’s portable case for holding arrows

Vanquish

Defeat thoroughly

Succumb

Die from the effect of a disease or injury

Reign

Hold office like that of a king or queen