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Hatchet Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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altitude | height in relation to the ground |
gratitude | a feeling of thankfulness |
audible | able to be heard |
rigid | not flexible |
stricken | troubled by an unwanted situation |
vague | not specific, unclear |
abated | to become less intense or threatening |
keening | sharp or stabbing |
amphibious | to work on land or in water |
asset | a useful thing |
pulverized | crushed, ground up |
ruefully | showing regret and sadness |
crude | lacking finish or completeness |
rivulets | small stream |
gingerly | cautious, careful |
imbedded | surrounded tightly or firmly |
tendrils | climbing plants that often grow in spirals |
gratified | receive satisfaction, to be pleased |
eddied | to have moved in a cricle |
dormant | to be inactive |
convulse | to shake or shiver in an uncontrollable way |
tapered | to gradually get thinner or more narrow |
primitive | belonging to an early stage of something |
persistent | continuing non-stop |
punky | to be soft or rotten |
infuriating | very maddening, annoying |
exulted | showed or felt great happiness |
rectify | to correct or make right |
vital | very important |
streamlined | rounded so something can move easily through air |
unduly | not correct, innappropriate |
stymied | stopped, unable to go on, confused |
surging | a strong wave the moves quick |
unwittingly | not know, unaware, ignore |
furor | a big outburst of excitement, loud cheer |
scarce | not enough of something for the demand |