Week 6 – Island of the Blue Dolphins
1) barrier: something material that blocks or is intended to block passage
2) outpost: an outlying branch or position of a main organization or group
3) landowners: an owner of land
4) unique: able to be distinguished from all others of its class or type
5) materials: an object that can be used for building or making something
6) carved: to cut with care or precision
7) tanned: describes leather made by soaking animal skins in chemicals
8) ancient: of or relating to a remote period, to a time early in history, or to those living in such a period or time
9) cruise: to move or proceed speedily, smoothly, or effortlessly
10) banquet: a meal held in recognition of some occasion or achievement
11) smoldered: to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke
12) antique: being in the style or fashion of former times
13) grilled: to fry or toast on a griddle
14) lighthouse: a tower that lights up at night to guide boats safely to shore
15) myriad: a great number
16) ornaments: something that lends grace, beauty, or festivity
17) woven: past participle of WEAVE
18) belongings: something that someone owns
19) utensils: a useful tool or implement
20) gruel: a thin porridge
21) broadened: to make wider
22) expert: one with the special skill or knowledge representing mastery of a particular subject
23) backtrack: to retrace one's course
24) over-correcting: to make too much of a correction
25) retracing: to go over or along (something, such as a course or path) again often in a reverse direction
26) territory: an area that belongs to someone
27) junctions: an intersection of roads especially where one terminates
28) boughs: a branch of a tree
29) geometric: of, relating to, or according to the methods or principles of geometry
30) improvise: to make or fabricate out of what is conveniently on hand
