Sign of the Beaver Vocabulary

Vocabulary words and definitions for The Sign of the Beaver

Vocabulary Words for The Sign of the Beaver

Chapter 1

Reckoned - considered

Notch - a slit cut into a hard surface

Coil - circle, wrap around

Surveyor - a person who surveys or inspects land and land usage

Puncheon - rough wood

Daub - spread

Aye - yes

Blunderbuss - an old musket that scatters shot, inaccurate

Mite - (this context) “a bit long”

Knack - skill or ability

Rueful - regretful, disappointed

Trudge - walk slowly

Chapter 2

Prorietor - owner of a business

Solitary - single

Rummage - search by digging through items

Chapter 3

Passel - large number

Lingo - language, regional vocabulary

Vaguely - not clear, indistinct

Popish - related to Roman Catholicism

Hunch - inner guess, suspicion

Burly - strong, heavy

Prickle - small sharp point

Chapter 4

Deprive - remove or withhold something, usually something that is expected

Mite - small amount

Chapter 5

Glimpse - a brief, quick look

Bellow - loud roar

Chapter 6

Pewter - an alloy (mixture of metals) usually of tin and lead, used to make dishes in colonial times

Hastily - quickly

Abruptly - suddenly

Winced - small painful cry or grimace

Brisk - fast

Scorn - strong dislike

Incomprehensible - ot understandable

Chapter 7

Disdainfully - with disdain or contempt, strong dislike

Finicky - difficult to please

Chapter 8

Salvage - Rescue items from a shipwreck or other form of loss

Adz - ax-like tool

Chapter 9

Non-chalantly - acting as if nothing significant is happening, casual

Ordeal - difficult challenge

Contemptuous - feeling contempt, scorn, or severe dislike

Chapter 10

Horrid - awful, horrible

Thrash - toss and squirm violently

Grudgingly - relunctantly

Chapter 11

Mangy - loss of hair from mange, a skin disease caused by parasites

Cuff - hit with back of hand

Wary - distrustful

Disposition - personality

Disgruntled - displeased, unhappy

Gingerly - slowly, uncertainly

Chapter 12

Chagrined - disappointed

Paring - cutting

Chapter 13

Defiant - act of defying or boldly resisting

Goad - encourage or prompt, often with a stick or reward

Chapter 15

Grouse - ground feeding bird in the same classification as pheasant or partridge

Comical - funny

Stoutly - strongly

Chapter 16

Nimbly - moving quickly and gracefully

Entrance - (verb) filled with wonder

Stockade - fort, usually made of wood

Falter - move without certainty

Pungent - strong smelling

Ghastly - shocking, horrible

Medley - mixture

Contortions - unusuallly twisted positions

Chapter 17

Shrill - high pitched

Sober - serious

Alternately - changing back and forth

Mortar - bowl-shaped dish where substances are pounded into a powder

Genial - friendly

Abruptly - suddenly

Chapter 18

Scarlet - bright red

Detected - saw, noticed

Warily - carefully with fear or uncertainty

Ferocious - savage, fierce

Placid - calm

Menacing - threatening

Summon - call, bring forward

Substantial - have great substance or wealth

Gaunt - thin

Relent - soften one’s stance, become less servere

Intricate - entangled, complicated

Pungent - sharp, biting odor or sensation

Chapter 19

Forfeit - to lose, often as a penalty

Chapter 20

Resolve - make a firm decision

Chapter 21

Stalk - to walk with

Dignity - bearing oneself with self-respect

Boisterous - noisy

Chapter 23

Meager - small

Beseech - ask

Teeming - full of, abounding

Prowess - daring skill

Trencher - rectangular plate

Chapter 24

Pewter - mixture of tin and other metals used to make dishes in colonial times

Chapter 25

Aught - anything

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