Hatchet Vocabulary

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Hatchet Vocabulary

• Chapters 1-4

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abated

• To put an end to lessen

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consuming

• Using up

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hurtling

• To move rapidly or forcefully

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rudder

• Device used to steer a boat, plane

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altimeter

• device that shows how high a plane is flying

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depress

• to push down as on a pedal

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initial

• beginning

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slewed

• Turn on an axis to rotate

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arc

• part of a curve

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frustration

• anger with oneself or the way things are

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intervals

• A space of time between events or states

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spasm

• a sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle

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banked

• to tilt laterally in flight (or deposited money)

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grimacing

• A sharp contortion of the face expressive of
  pain, contempt, or disgust

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keening

• strong or intense very sharp or intelligent

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turbulence

• disturbance as in air flow for a plane

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coma

• A profound state of unconsciousness

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hordes

• a large amount

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massive

• Large and heavy looking

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muck

• Slimy dirt or filth