Unit 8: The Legend of the Yakwawiak

Learn these words from the legend by Joseph and James Bruchac (Inside: Level B, Unit 8).

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  1. creature
    a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
  2. monster
    a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
  3. human
    of or characteristic of people
  4. bad-tempered
    annoyed and irritable
  5. pierce
    penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
  6. hurl
    throw forcefully
  7. trample
    tread or stomp heavily or roughly
  8. glow
    shine intensely, as if with heat
  9. destroy
    do away with; cause the ruin or undoing of
  10. gather
    assemble or get together
  11. council
    a meeting of people for consultation
  12. pity
    the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others
  13. battle
    a hostile meeting of opposing military forces
  14. powerful
    possessing great physical strength
  15. crush
    compress with force, out of natural shape or condition
  16. heart
    an area that is central within some larger region
  17. gouge
    make a groove in
  18. marshy
    (of soil) soft and watery
  19. chance upon
    find unexpectedly
  20. fate
    an event that will inevitably happen in the future
Created on Thu Jul 28 11:35:06 EDT 2016 (updated Thu Jul 28 14:10:48 EDT 2016)

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