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Phadden - Maximum Ride Vocabulary Part I
Question | Answer |
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transforming | morphing |
about to happen; looming | imminent |
to unfasten and unroll | unfurled |
a projecting structure that is supported at only one end, such as a beam | cantilevered |
a young bird that is just ready to fly; a novice | fledgling |
to sit or stand with an akward overly relaxed or drooping posture | slouched |
gloomy; deeply serious or grave | solemn |
to cause death or unconciousness by suffocating | asphyxiate |
projecting nose and jaws of certain animals, such as a dog or wolf | muzzle |
to lay or place (something) over or upon something else | superimposed |
of or relating to birds | avian |
a bird of prey, such as a hawk, eagle or owl | raptor |
a deliberate attempt to damage, destroy, or hinder a cause or an activity | sabotage |
confused, irrational, muddled | incoherent |
a rule or principle of conduct or procedure | precept |
an inspection of an area made to gather information, especially about the presence, arrangement, or activities taking place in the area | reconnaissance |
extremely evil or cruel, demon like | demonic |
characteristic of dogs | canine |
DNA altered through laboratory manipulation in which genes from one organisim are transplanted or spliced into the genetic material of an organism of a different species. | recombinant DNA |
a way of representing or showing the elevations of land forms on paper or a map | topographical |
enjoyment of cruelty or abuse inflicted on others | sadistic |
a mental view or outlook | perspective |
unsophisticated, simplicity of nature, absence of artificiality | naive |
hidden | concealed |
unconscious defense mechanism used to reduce anxiety or stress by denying facts, feelings or thoughts that are intolerble | denial |
strain, unsuccesfully, to vomit | retch |
to collapse inwardly, violently | implode |
deserving to be despised | despicable |
not living or organic | inanimate |
to hurl or launch as from a catapult | catapulting |
fragments of an exploded bomb or shell | shrapnel |
a package of several things tied or held together | sheaf |