The Cremation of Sam McGee Vocabulary

grisly

• filled with gristle
• a type of bear
• frightful
• a sled used in the Arctic

brawn

• muscle, strength
• a high level of intelligence
• a tan color 
• a slow moving person

derelict

• a young person that is in jail

• someone who fails to do their job

• something that has been abandoned

• an unusual sight in the Arctic

moil

• a type of oil used on dog sleds
• a curve in the trail
• hardwork
• the lead dog in a dog team

A warm jacket with a hood.

• parka

• porto

• piece

• parkour

And we started on at the streak of dawn; but God! he looked ghastly pale.

He looked ____________.

• frightful and deathly

• smart and beautiful

• sneaky

• happy and smiling

Loathe

• to hate

• to sing

• to enjoy

• to skip

"Tax" as used in the poem means

• a compulsory contribution to state revenue, levied by the government

• make heavy demands on (someone's powers or resources)

• to take to task; censure; reprove; accuse

• to charge

"Dumb" as used in the text means

• stupid

• having no independent processing capability

• temporarily unable or unwilling to speak

• simplify or reduce the intellectual content of something

Another word for listened is...

• hearkened

• dumb

• burrowed

• loathed