1. Touching Spirit Bear
Vocabulary

2. defiant Adjective Definition: Marked by defiance; boldly resisting.
Sentence: The stubborn child had a defiant attitude.

3. barrage Verb Definition: to bombard, attack, or shower continuously.
Sentence: The speaker was barraged by an angry audience.

4. venomous
Adjective
Definition: (1) secreting and transmitting venom; (2) to be malicious or spiteful.

5. sullenly
Adverb
Definition: showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence; dismal.
Sentence: The football team sullenly walked back to their bus after they lost the big game.

6. banish Verb Definition: to expel; to force one to leave; exile.
Sentence: Cole was banished to Alaska for his crime committed.

7. symbolize
Verb
Definition: to be a symbol of; stand for or represent in the manner of a symbol.
Sentence: What does the Statue of Liberty Symbolize?

8. obligations
Noun
Definition: A social, legal, or moral requirement, such as a duty, contract, or promise that forces one to follow or avoid a particular course of action.

9. dignity
Noun
Definition: The quality or state of being worthy of esteem or respect; having self-confidence and self-respect.

10. isolate
Verb
Definition: to set or place apart; remove or separate so as to be alone.
Sentence: Cole isolated himself from his peers at school.

11. devoted
Verb
Definition: to have faithfulness and loyalty to something or someone.
Sentence: The nurse devoted herself to the care of the sick patient.

12. taunted
Verb
Definition: To criticize in a mocking, insulting, or scornful manner.
Sentence: The kids at school taunted Cole for being a loner.

13. persistent
Adjective
Definition: insistently repetitive or continuous; unrelenting.
Sentence: The persistent ringing of the telephone drove me crazy!

14. scrounge Verb Definition: to search or hunt for something.
Sentence: Cole scrounged for something to eat the second day on the island.

15. manipulate
Verb
Definition: to manage or influence cleverly, especially in an unfair or tricky manner.
Sentence: Cole manipulated the community’s opinion of him in his favor.

16. remote
Adjective
Definition: far apart; far distant in space; to be located at some distance away.
Sentence: Cole was taken to a remote island off the coast of southeastern Alaska.

17. vanish
Verb
Definition: To pass out of sight, especially quickly; to disappear.
Sentence: The Spirit Bear vanished before Cole’s eyes.

18. bough Noun Definition: branches in a tree or a bushy plant.
Example sentence: Cole used a bough from the tree to make a spear.

19. shrouded Verb Definition: to cover, protect, or hide.
Example sentence: Heavy, dark clouds shrouded the far horizon.

20. incessant
Adjective
Definition: continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending.
Example sentence: The incessant buzzing of the cicadas this summer drove me crazy!

21. gluttonous
Adjective
Definition: tending to eat and drink excessively; greedy; ravenous.

22. maul
Verb
Definition: To injure by or as if by beating; to handle roughly.
Example sentence: Cole was left unconscious after the being mauled by the bear.