Island of the Blue Dolphins Vocab. Ch. 1-8

ravine

• to hide

• laid all over

• to leave quickly

• deep, narrow area between two hills

conceal

• lazy

• a type of bird

• to go after

• to hide

sparingly

• not very often or used much

• an animal skin

• to go after

• a long distance

idle

• to go after

• not active

• a bird

• to hide

league

• not very often

• short and strong

• lazy

• a long distance

pelt

• to leave quickly

• a long distance

• an animal skin with fur

• to go after

strewn

• an animal skin with fur

• thrown around

• to hide

• lazy

pursue

• to leave quickly

• short, strong

• to go after

• a long distance

fowl

• a type of bird

• not very often

• an area where there is water

• a type of canoe

shirker

• to leave quickly

• someone who avoids their duty

• to hide

• not very often