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the raft vocab 20-51
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anxiety | distress or uneasiness of mind caused by fear of danger of misfortune |
| applicable | capable of being applied |
| barbaric | without civilizing influences |
| critical | inclined to find fault or to judge with severity |
| gnawed | bite or chew on |
| gritty | consisting of, containing, or resembling grit |
| heaved | to raise or lift with effort or force |
| hitch | to fasten or tie |
| improvised | make or said without previous preparation |
| incline | to deviate from the vertical or horizontal |
| lingering | to remain or stay in place longer than usual or expected |
| obscured | not clear or plain |
| pathetic | causing or evoking pain |
| raspy | harsh |
| rationalizing | to remove unreasonable |
| ravenously | extremely hungry |
| regurgitation | voluntary or involuntary return of partly digested food from the stomach to the mouth |
| savoring | the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell |
| trudged | to walk, especially laboriously or wearily |
| winced | to draw back or tense the body; flinch |