Island of the Blue Dolphins Key Vocabulary Week

Island of the Blue Dolphins Key Vocabulary (Week 2)

sandspit: a landform found off coasts. At one end, spits connect to a head, and extend into the nose Chapters 10 -12

serpent: a long creature that looks like a snake Chapters 10 -12

pitch: dark, sticky tar used for water proofing. Chapters 10 -12

voyage: long trip, usually by boat, ship Chapters 10 -12

omen: a sign or warning of things to come Chapters 10 -12

lair: a place where an animal lives Chapters 10 -12

dunes: a hill of sand near an ocean or in a desert that is formed by the wind Chapters 10 -12

legend: a story from the past that is believed by people, but cannot be proved to be true Chapters 10 -12

gruel: a thin meal made by cooking food in water; watery porridge Chapters 10 -12

rival: one who competes with another Chapters 13 -15

bellowing: shouting very loudly Chapters 13 -15

spring: A flow of groundwater that emerges or comes out naturally at the ground surface Chapters 13 -15

ancestors: someone from whom you are descended (more distant than a grandparent) Chapters 13 -15

raven: larger bodied bird that has black plumage and large beaks Chapters 13 -15

coral: a hard material formed on the bottom of the sea by the skeletons of small creatures Chapters 13 -15

twig: a small shoot or branch usually without its leaves Chapters 13 -15

reef: ledge of rocks in the ocean: near the surface Chapters 16 -18

barbed: having a sharp point that sticks out and backward from a larger point Chapters 16 -18

braided: formed with three or more parts woven together Chapters 16 -18

muzzles: the usually long nose and mouth of an animal (such as a dog, horse, or pig) Chapters 16 -18

meadow: land that is covered or mostly covered with grass Chapters 16 -18

perch: fresh water game fish Chapters 16 -18

wreath: an arrangement of leaves or flowers in the shape of a circle that is worn as a sign of honor/victory Chapters 16 -18