Sing+Down+The+Moon+Definitions

 Sing Down The Moon Chapters 1-5


 * 1) Haughty- Behaving in a superior, condescending way
 * 2) Barranca- A deep ravine or gorge
 * 3) Leagues- A unit that measures 3.0 miles
 * 4) Fend- To keep off or turn aside to get along without help from others
 * 5) Mesquite- A tree or shrub with thorns that grows in the southwestern US and Mexico
 * 6) Goad- Something that encourages urges or drives; A stimulus
 * 7) Lance- A long wooden staff with a pointed metal head used as a weapon by knights and Calvary soldiers in encharging
 * 8) Pinion- Any pine of southwestern North America