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| portage | an overland route used when transporting a boat or its cargo from one waterway to another |
| essentials | the bare necessities; just the basic items needed |
| flagship | the most important and useful of a group |
| bristling | thick with stiff hairs, usually in reasction to something that angers |
| fury | bursts of anger |
| tang | a smell that has a sharp, biting quality |
| artery | a blood vessel that is part of the system carrying blood from the heart to the rest of the body |
| rheumatism | a painful condition of the joints or muscles |
| squaws | an outdated term for a female Native American |
| bested | out-skilled or beaten by |
| spyglass | a telescope that is small enough to be held in the hand |
| specimens | a part or an individual taken as a sample of a whole species; a typical animal or plant |
| reserved | quiet, shy, not very talkative |
| volley | a discharge of missles or other gun shots fired at the same time |
| preen | to clean, smooth or arrange the feathers with a beak |
| field notes | notes taken by scientists observing what they are studying |
| somber | seriousness combined with sadness or a troubled state of mind |
| run the gauntlet | a former military punishment - offender runs between rows of men who strike him with switches |
| jig | a lively dance |
| intrigued | to make somebody greatly interested or curious |
| rancid | an odor or taste that is unpleasant and stale; nasty |
| hostilities | a feeling or attitude of extreme dislike or anger toward somebody |
