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Island of the Blue Dolphins - Week 1

Learn about some of the descriptive vocabulary words that Scott O'Dell used in his story Island of the Blue Dolphins.

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Aleutsa member of a people of the Aleutian and Shumagin islands and the western part of Alaska Peninsula
ravinea deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
carcassesthe dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
surgedcharacterized by great swelling waves
cormorantslarge voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish
vaincharacteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
ponderreflect deeply on a subject
currenta steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes
headlanda natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
stuntedscrawny: inferior in size or quality



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