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Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| hypodermic | an injection of a substance beneath the skin |
| desperately | reckless because all hope or choice seems gone; dangerous; critical |
| wielding | to hold and use a weapon or tool |
| rummaged | to search through by turning things over in a disorderly manner |
| tourniquet | a tightly encircling bandage, used to check bleeding in an injured limb |
| cowering | to crouch, as in fear; or shame; to tremble |
| escarpment | a steep slope or cliff |
| second hand | not new, already used by someone else |
| suspicious | questionable; distrustful |
| chaotic | very confused or disordered |
| scalp | skin on top and back of the head |
| magnify | to make look larger than the real size; to increase the size |
| trousers | another name for pants |
| longhouse | large rectangular dwelling of certain Indians |
| dismount | to get off a horse or bicycle |
| marvelous | causing wonder, extraordinary |
| experiment | to try or test to find something out |