Vocab List 8: "The Trail Ends Here"

2. / a raincoat made of smooth material.
4. / acquaintances, friends, neighbors, or the like; persons living in the same general locality and forming a more or less cohesive group.
5. / a group that works as a team; an organization.
8. / to enjoy oneself or celebrate in a noisy or boisterous way.
9. / to talk in a loud, aggressive, or indignant way with little effect.
11. / a conversation or discussion that goes on for too long and is not important. (The verb form, to palaver, means to talk unproductively and at length.)

1. / to leave a place as quickly as possible.
3. / to steal farm animals, especially cattle
6. / a pen for livestock, especially cattle or horses, on a farm or ranch.
7. / A group of persons descended from a common ancestor, and so connected by blood-relationship; a family, stock, clan. In other words, one's family and relatives.
9. / a large, vulture-like scavenger bird that feeds almost entirely on dead animals. Also, a mean, contemptible, or cantankerous person.
10. / dry, flammable material, such as wood or paper, used for lighting a fire.