| heathen | loyalty | confluence | rituals |
| enigma | meager | contentedly | diminishing |
Read the sentences below from the chapter. Write down what you think the word in bold means. Check your definition in the dictionary. Write the definition down from the dictionary. Write a new sentence for each word.
Itchoo was always an enigma. She didn't speak fluent English, and her values differed greatly from ours.
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Before the white people came, the Gwich'in people lived meager lives. Their existence depended on the animals that roamed the land.
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