Spelling Vocabulary- My Side of the Mountain
1. frantic-wild, or distraught
2. strode-past tense of stride (walk)
3.browse-survey objects casually
4. deed-the document of ownership
5. ravine-a deep narrow gorge
6. mussel-a clam-like organism that attaches to things to survive
7. acreage-an area of land
8. nourishing-containing substances necessary for growth
9. implement-a tool, utensil, or other piece of equipment,
10. gangplank-movable plank used as a ramp to board or disembark from a ship or boat.
11. upholster-provide (furniture) with a soft, padded covering
12. whittle-to carve wood into an object
13. eddy-a circular movement of water, counter to a main current, causing asmall whirlpool.
14. congregate-gather into a crowd
15. emphatic-showing or giving emphasis; expressing something forcibly and clearly
16. folly-lack of good sense
17. venison-deer meat
18. slat-a thin, narrow piece of wood, plastic, or metal, esp. one of a series that overlap or fit into each other, as in a fence or a Venetian blind.
19. brisk-at a fast pace
20. tinder-material used to start a fire (kindling)
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