My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George Vocabulary for Test 2

Vocabulary 1. cache – (noun) a hiding place for preserving a stock of needed supplies, p cavort – (verb) prance, p characteristic – (noun) a distinguishing trait or quality, p. 78

Vocabulary 4. crude – (adjective) lacking grace, taste, or polish, p fray – (verb) to separate the threads at the edge, p plumage – (noun) the feathers of a bird, p. 107

Vocabulary 7. precaution – (noun) a measure taken beforehand to prevent harm or secure good, p talon – (noun) the claws of an animal, especially a bird of prey, p tedious – (adjective) tiresome because of length or dullness; boring, p verge – (verb) to move or extend in some direction or toward some condition, p. 89