Island of the Blue Dolphins Vocabulary
Vocabulary Words- Test 9/23
gnawed bitten or worn away
headland narrow ridge of high land jutting out into water; promontory
kelp any of various large, tough, brown seaweeds
lair den or resting place of a wild animal
ravine a long, deep, narrow valley eroded by running water
shellfish a water animal with a shell, Oysters, clams, crabs, and lobsters are shellfish.
sinew tendon