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Maroo Chapter 2 Vocabulary

Working with a partner, play one of the games here such as matching, concentration, etc. When finished, sign each other's Journal in the Discussion/Journal section, writing down which game you played. This is worth 10 points on your Homework Grade. If you do more than one, each extra one is worth another 4 points.

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harestimid long-eared gnawing mammals with a divided upper lip, long strong hind legs adapted to leaping, and a short cocked tail that have soft usually gray or brown fur turning white in some northern species in winter, usually live in the open, feed chiefly on vegetation and bark, bear furred young with eyes open at birth, and are native to most parts of the world
furiousappearing or moving as if angry
feignedgive a false impression; pretend, counterfeit
flayingto strip off the skin or surface of something
scrapersan edged blade fixed upright especially for scraping wood or leather for producing a clean or a smooth finished surface, for cutting grooves, or for shaping objects by scraping away unwanted material
carcassa dead body of a human being or an animal
jointedto unite by a joint : fit together; to separate the joints of : divide at the joint : cut up into joints
elderone who lived at an earlier period; a member of a governing body or ruling class made up of those whose age or experience confers a special dignity on them
lollingto hang loosely, recline, lean, or move in a lazy manner
sinewsa tough cord or band of dense specialized regularly arranged white fibrous connective tissue that unites a muscle with some other part
onsetBEGINNING, COMMENCEMENT, START
mustyimpaired by damp or mildew; smelling of damp and decay
routesa traveled way
convergedto tend toward one point : approach nearer together
tawnytan or brown; of a warm sandy color like that of well-tanned skin

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