1. vast2. tilted

3. withered4. inhabit

5. role6. luxury

7. freighter8. sewage9. lagoon10. fluent

11. ancestor12. secluded

In Two Worlds:A Yup’ik Eskimo

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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.