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Wild River Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Impish | Acting disrespectful or naughty in a playful way |
Oblivious | Lacking awareness of what’s going on around you. Lacking attention. |
Irrigation | The artificial application of water to the soil through tubes, pumps, and sprays. |
Preserve | To keep something exactly how it is now. |
Ravine | A deep, narrow, steep space between mountains/hills |
Tranquility | A state of calmness |
Reluctant | Unwilling and hesitant to do something |
Feat | An achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength |
Surge | When water rises and falls heavily. Tossing waves. |
Subside | To become quieter or less violent. To calm down |
Sneer | A mocking smile or tone |
Veer | To change direction suddenly |
Stagger | To walk/move unsteadily |
Sapling | A young tree with a slender trunk |
Kindling | Small pieces of wood to start a fire |
Flint | A hard, gray rock made of chert used with steel to start a fire |
Ration | A fixed amount of food/supplies that you’re allowed to have in order to share with your group |
Jagged | Having rough, sharp points |
Trudge | To walk slowly with a lot of effort |
Ditto | A way of saying “me too,” or “I agree” |
Shoal | A large number of fish swimming together |
Strewn | Untidily scattered |
Confront | To meet someone face-to-face with argumentative intent |
Scrounge | To take/borrow something with no intention of returning it |
Distorted | Pulled or twisted out of shape |