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vocab chapter 17
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| appetizer | a food or drink served before a meal to stimulate the appetite |
| chipper | in lively spirits, cheerful |
| drone | to make a low dull humming sound |
| eeled | moving in long snakelike movements |
| frenzied | a state of wild excitement |
| furor | a general commotion, a state of intense excitement |
| fuselage | the central body of an aircraft |
| incessant | continuing, without interruption |
| instinctive | an inborn behavior, naturally to do something |
| momentary | for a moment or an instant |
| murky | dark, dim, hard to see through |
| oblivious | lacking awareness, unmindful |
| predators | one that preys on another |
| rummaging | to search thoroughly by turning over or rearranging the contents. |
| savagely | vicious, fierce |
| stable | steadfast, will not change in position |
| stymied | an obstacle or obstruction, to be stumped |
| substantial | considered an importance ,valve, amount |
| unwittingly | not knowing, unaware |