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Ice Cold in Alaska

Ice Cold in Alaska vocab

TermDefinition
treacherous extremely dangerous especially because of bad weather conditions
bend a curved part of smth
calving glacier when chunks of ice break off at the terminus or end of a glacier
to branch to divide into
to swirl to move quickly with a twisting, circular movement
chest waders a waterproof garment covering the lower body up to the chest, typically incorporating boots & supported by shoulder straps
to thrill to make someone feel very excited and pleased
to terrify to frighten someone very much
outcropping a large rock or group of rocks that sticks out of the ground
to sweep away to remove, dispel, or abolish smth in a swift & sudden way
beads of sweat drops of sweat
to row to cause a boat to move through water with oars
eddy a fast, circular movement of water, wind, smoke, etc.
to pitch a tent to set a tent up
to unroll to open & become flat from a rolled position
to charge at to aggressively rush toward someone or smth
wary not completely trusting or certain about smth or someone
riddled with full of
stunted prevented from growing or developing to the usual size
shrubs large plants with a rounded shape formed from many small branches growing either directly from the ground or from a hard stem, grown in gardens
to slither to move easily & quickly across a surface while twisting or curving
to draw closer
to quake to shake because you are very frightened or find something very funny
to wander to walk around slowly in a relaxed way or without any clear purpose or direction
gritty containing very small pieces of stone or sand
to trail (allow smth) to move slowly along the ground or through the air or water
to spill to (cause to) flow
relieved happy that smth unpleasant has not happened or has ended
startled surprised & slightly frightened
shard a piece of broken glass or similar container (or hard substance)
to grind to make smth into small pieces or a powder by pressing between hard surfaces
to glisten to shine by reflecting light from a wet or smooth surface
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