click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
The Raft Ch. 1-19
Vocabulary Ch.1-19
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adorning | make more beautiful or attractive. |
| Albeit | although |
| Anguished | experiencing or expressing severe mental or physical pain or suffering. |
| Beckoned | make a gesture with the hand, arm, or head to encourage someone to come nearer or follow. |
| Callous(y) | showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others. |
| Chaos | complete disorder and confusion |
| Dehydration | Dehydration also can occur in any age group if you don't drink enough water during hot weather. |
| Demeanor | outward behavior or bearing |
| Famished | extremity hungry |
| Hyperthermia | the condition of having a body temperature greatly above normal. |
| Illuminate | light up |
| Immersed | dip or submerge in a liquid |
| Intermittent | occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady. |
| Isolation | the process or fact of isolating or being isolated. |
| Lolled | sit, lie, or stand in a lazy, relaxed way. |
| Lurching | make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement or series of movements; stagger. |
| Parched | dried out with heat |
| Reassurance | the action of removing someone's doubts or fears. |
| Redeemed | compensate for the faults or bad aspects of (something). |
| Flailed | wave or swing or cause to wave or swing wildly |