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Open Court Vocabulary for

• Brave as a Mountain Lion

Genre Realistic Fiction
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reservation
( land set aside by the government for Native
Americans to live on )

• Many Native Americans live on a reservation.

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drifted
( piled up because of the wind )

• The leaves drifted into a ditch.

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dreaded
( look forward to with fear )

• They dreaded the test because they had not
  studied.

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qualified
qualify
( fit or able to do a job )

• She qualified for the track team because she
  trained a lot.

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gymnasium
( a room that has equipment for physical exercise
)

• We played basketball in the gymnasium.

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swirling
( moving around in a twisting motion )

• The smoke was swirling out of the chimney.

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livestock
( farm animals )

• The livestock needed to be fed.

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emblem
( symbol or crest )

• Christa McAuliffes school emblem in the space
  shuttle.

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Shoshone
( A Native American tribe that lived in
mountainous lands. )

• His grandfather was of the Shoshone people.

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gymnasium
reservation
swirling
dreaded
drifted
qualified