1. vast2. tilted
3. withered4. inhabit
5. role6. luxury
7. freighter8. sewage9. lagoon10. fluent
11. ancestor12. secluded
In Two Worlds:A Yup’ik Eskimo
Family
vast – adj. great in size; big
tilted – v. past tense of tilt; to raise one side of
withered – v. past tense of wither: to dry up from a loss of moisture
inhabit – v. to line in or on
role – n. a position or function
luxury – adj. expensive
freighter – n. a ship used for carrying cargo
sewage – n. waste that is carried off in sewers and drains
lagoon – n. a shallow body of water usually connected to a larger body of
water
Westchester Lagoon, Alaska
Beaufort Lagoon, Alaska
fluent – adj. able to speak without much work; effortlessly
ancestor – n. a person from whom one is descended; your family that came before
you.
secluded – adj. away from other people; removed from other people
Line 1- base scale tender bark
Line 2- seasonal finally harpooned beautifully
These words are homographs. They have the same root and spelling, but different meanings.
Let’s talk about the parts of these words – prefixes, suffixes, base words.
Line 3- bordering hanging growing selling
Line 4- reference convenience independence absence
When you add “ing” to a verb, the word become the present participle. Adding “ing” can also
change a word to a noun.
“ence” means “quality or state” or “action or process” when you add it to a word.