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Question | Answer |
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control that is used to turn a plane | rudder |
metal covering of an airplane engine | cowling |
lever that controls the amount of fuel | throttle |
an aircraft instrument that measures altitude | altimeter |
choppiness | turbulence |
wailing | keening |
lessening | abating |
small hills | hummocks |
very strong physical or emotional pain | agony |
damp and somewhat cool or sticky | clammy |
unspecific not clear | vague |
sudden sometimes painful contraction of the muscles | spasm |
unconsciousness with lack of response | coma |
small aircraft | bushplane |
barren frozen plain | tundra |
formal visit allowed by a court | visitation |
turned as on a pivot | slewed |
monotonous humming sound | drone |
area undisturbed by human activity | wilderness |
driven or urged to take action | motivated |
a desirable thing or quality | asset |
able to be used on land or water | amphibious |
lessen | diminish |
completely crushed or demolished | pulverized |
attractively because of rich growth | lushly |
sharpness of flavor | tang |
lessened or moved away | receded |
stuck or pushed down with something solid | imbedded |
moved quickly with a skipping motion | skittered |
slender curling shapes | tendrils |
flammable substance that can be used to start a fire | tinder |
passage for smoke | flue |
inactive sleeping | dormant |
swirled | eddied |
full of twists and knots | gnarled |
covered in a way to make a fire burn steadily | banked |
felt joy | exulted |
depression | funk |
burn slowly | smolder |
bends | refracts |
loosely woven, screen-like fabric or wire | mesh |
pen or a trap | enclosure |
weakened or damaged | impaired |
able to weaken or wear down | corrosive |
to make up for to correct | rectify |
caught fire | ignited |
to make steady | stabalize |
caused annoyance or frustration | exasperated |
protective coloring or markings | camouflage |
pine sap | pitch |
a knoblike mass | boss |
a physical position relative to a fixed point | attitude |
unharmed | intact |
cheerful | chipper |
the central structure of an airplane | fuselage |
not stopping | incessant |
puzzed or mystified | stymied |
the ability to hold or store | capacity |
extremely agitated | frenzied |
moved slowly along the surface of ground or water | taxi |
piece of a rifle to which the barrel is attached | stock |
the firing mechanism of a gun | action |
shaped into a mass of tight curls | frizzed |
without knowledge or intention; accidentally | unwittingly |
uproar | furor |