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hactchet vocabulary
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| wincing | to draw back n pain |
| grimacing | to groan in pain |
| lurched | a sudden movement |
| turbulence | a string wind caused by water or wind |
| vague | not clearly or explicitly stated or expressed |
| hurtling | to rush violently |
| abated | to reduced in amount |
| dramatically | of or relating to the drama |
| coarse | composed of relatively large parts or particles |
| keening | a wailing lament for the dead |
| grazed | to feed on growing grass |
| remnants | a remaining, usually small part, quantity, number, |
| hummocks | an elevated tract of land rising above the general level of a marshy region. |
| viciously | grossly immoral; depraved; profligate: |
| obvious | easily seen, recognized, or understood |
| murky | dark, gloomy, and cheerless |
| courses | direction or route |
| startled | to be scared or surprised or alarmed |
| diminish | to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important |
| pulverized | to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding |
| glistening | reflect a sparkling light or a faint |
| receded | to go or move away |
| gorge | a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls |
| apparently | readily seen; exposed to sight; open to view |