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vocabulary 2
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Literature
5th Grade
04/05/2013
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Gulls

 

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 Definition

White or gray birds that have long

wings and webbed feet
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Cormorants

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 Definition

A dark colored web footed seabird

with a long neck
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Otter

 

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Mammals with webbed feet sharp claws

and dark brown fur
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Kelp

 

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Any of various seaweeds
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Ravine

 

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A small narrow valley with steep sides
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Intruder

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 Definition
To go without being invited
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Russian

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Aperson born or living in russia
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Aleuts

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Leagues

 

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A measurement of water
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Mesa

 

 

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 Definition
A broad flat land
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Dolphin

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 Definition
Small whales with teeth and a long nose
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Glistening

 

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A reflection with a soft sparkle
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Skimming

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To clear a liquid of scum
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Carcasses

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a dead body
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Pelts

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Attached fur of an animal
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Dusk

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Partial darkness
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Bale

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 Definition
A bundle of goods tied tightly for storing
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Surged

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 Definition
To rise and fall actively
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retreat

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An act of going away
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Abalones

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 Definition

A mollusk with a flattened slightly

spiral shell
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Stunted

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 Definition
To hold back the normal growth
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Reefs

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 Definition
A part of a sail taken in
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Parley

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 Definition
To speak with another
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Scan

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 Definition
To make a sweeping search
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Spring

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 Definition
To bloom
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Flee

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 Definition
To run away
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Fiber

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 Definition
A thread or structure
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Stern

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 Definition
Hard and severe manner
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Pitched

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 Definition
To make
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Snarl

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 Definition
To growl viciously
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Thrust

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 Definition
To push forcibly
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Uneasy

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Not easy to do
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Current

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 Definition
Water
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Ponder

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 Definition
To consider something deeply
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Stout

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 Definition
Bulky in figure
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Dune

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 Definition
A sand hill
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Vain

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 Definition
Excessively proud of ones appearence
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Scurrying

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 Definition
To move quickly
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Lair

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 Definition
A den
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Mussel

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 Definition

A fresh water clam

 
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Headland

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 Definition
A promontory extended into a large body of water
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Shrouded

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 Definition
Something that covers like a garment
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Clamor

 

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 Definition
A loud uproar
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Scarce

 

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 Definition
Not abundant
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Legend

 

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 Definition
A story handed down by tradition
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