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English Hatchet Voca
This is for Midterm
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| • Altitude | Height above sea level |
| • Altimeter (n) – Gauge that tells you how high you are | |
| • Assume (v) – To take on | |
| • Bark (n) – The skin of a tree | |
| • Blister (n) – A liquid-filled lump on your skin | |
| • Brace (n) – A support | |
| • Coarse (adj) – Thick / rough | |
| • Coma (n) – Unconsciousness | |
| • Convulse (v) – To move quickly because of pain | |
| • Depress (v) – To push down | |
| • Dew (n) – Water on the ground in the morning | |
| • Diminish (v) – To reduce | |
| • Embed (v) – To fix something into something else | |
| • Exult (v) – To celebrate | |
| • Flail (v) – To thrash about | |
| • Flurry (n) – A sudden rush of activity | |
| • Flutter (v) – To hover in the air | |
| • Funk (n) – A panic | |
| • Gorge (v) – To eat too much | |
| • Hoarse (adj) – Sounding rough or harsh | |
| • Hordes (n) – Large groups of people or animals | |
| • Horizon (n) – The line where the land meets the sky | |
| • Hurtle (v) – To move fast without control | |
| • Jumble (n) – A mixture of different things | |
| • Murky (adj) – Dark, unclear | |
| • Pitiful (adj) – Making you feel sympathy | |
| • Pound (v) – To thump | |
| • Quill (n) – Hollow, sharp spine | |
| • Rueful (adj) – Regretful | |
| • Sear (v) – To burn on the surface | |
| • Slew (v) – To turn suddenly | |
| • Sliver (n) – A small, narrow piece of wood or glass | |
| • Slosh (v) – To move around noisily (only for liquids) | |
| • Smolder (v) – To burn slowly | |
| • Snowball (v) – To become bigger | |
| • Spasm (n) – Sudden contraction of muscles | |
| • Static (n) – Crackling noise on a radio | |
| • Stump (n) – The part left when a tree is cut down | |
| • Sulphurous (adj) – Smelling of sulphur | |
| • Swoop (v) – To fly down suddenly | |
| • Taper (v) – To get narrower | |
| • Tart (adj) – Sour | |
| • Tendril (n) – A thin branch of a climbing plant | |
| • Throb (n) – Rhythmical pain | |
| • Throttle (n) – Accelerator | |
| • Tundra (n) – Area with no trees in the Arctic | |
| • Twinge (n) – Sudden pain | |
| • Wad (n) – A lump of soft material | |
| • Wallow (v) – To roll around | |
| • Wince (v) – To make a sudden movement because of pain |