Academic Vocabulary
"World on Turtle's Back" Vocabulary
"Balboa" Vocabulary
"A Desperate Trek Across America" Vocabulary
"Coming of Age in the Dawnland" Vocabulary
100

something made to be used for a specific purpose

device

100

something pleasing and appealing, especially food

delicacy

100

pure or unspoiled

pristine

100

a Spanish explorer who defeated indigenous people

conquistador

100

a small community in a sparsely populated area

settlement

200

able to be understood

coherent

200

excitedly; with strong emotion or frustration

frantically 

200

to stick out or bulge

protrude

200

seemingly endless

interminable

200

to communicate or put forth

project

300

to change, to adjust to a situation or environment

adapt

300

to defeat in a conflict or contest

vanquish

300

disagreement or conflict

discord

300

a group of civilians temporarily authorized by officials to assist in pursuing fugitives

posse

300

a system or organized routine of behavior

regimen

400

characterized by constant change, activity, or progress

dynamic

400

easily bent or shaped

pliable

400

food supply

provisions

400

not delayed or obstructed in its progress

unimpeded

400

without showing emotion or feeling

stoically

500

to take over a place, position, or role

displace

500

characters that represent universal examples of human nature

archetype

500

to yield or give away

cede

500

position of difficulty, stress, or extreme need

straits

500

the abandonment of one social or political group in favor of another

defection

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