<p>Name ______Date ______</p><p>Vocabulary Quiz Tall Tales</p><p>1. deeds F 2. maul I 3. exaggerate K 4. tiller P 5. frontier N 6. varmint L 7. hero C 8. extract E 9. heroine J 10. dismal T 11. settler A 12. skinflint G 13. tale O 14. rustle Q 15. tradition H 16. instinct B 17. pioneers R 18. blossoms M 19. shaker D 20. nourish S</p><p> a. a person who settles in a new region b. knowledge one is born with c. the main male character in a story, poem, or play d. a worker whose job is to shake out loose rock or other material e. a concentrated form of something f. acts or actions g. someone who is very reluctant to spend money h. an idea, custom, or believe that is passed down from one generation to the next i. a heavy, long-handled hammer j. the main female character in a story, poem, or play k. to describe something as being greater or larger than it really is l. wild creature m. flowers from a tree n. a remote area beyond which few people live o. a story, usually an imaginary or made-up one p. a lever used to turn the rudder, or steering mechanism, of a boat q. to steal, especially livestock r. people who are the first to settle in a region s. to feed t. gloomy</p>