Tall+Tales

usurped - took power or authority away from invincible - unbeatable futile - useless; hopeless inexplicable - unexplainable skeptics - people who frequently doubt and question matters generally accepted granite - a very hard rock commotion - noisy movement quirt - short-handled riding whip with a braided rawhide lash ruse - trick stratagem - plan for defeating an opponent
 * Vocabulary - brown book pg. 933 & 942 **