hatchet word list

Jenny W. (United States of America)
these are the new words in the story "hatchet".
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  1. wilderness
    a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
  2. roaring
    very lively and profitable
  3. consuming
    very intense
  4. pilot
    someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
  5. ruin
    an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
  6. altitude
    elevation above sea level or above the earth's surface
  7. current
    occurring in or belonging to the present time
  8. catalog
    a complete list of things, usually arranged systematically
  9. divorce
    the legal dissolution of a marriage
  10. shatter
    break into many pieces
  11. jerk
    a sudden abrupt pull
  12. wander
    move or cause to move in a sinuous or circular course
  13. drone
    make a monotonous low dull sound
  14. headset
    receiver consisting of a pair of headphones
  15. cockpit
    compartment where the pilot sits while flying an aircraft
  16. tool
    an implement used to perform a task or job
  17. confusing
    causing confusion or disorientation
  18. almost
    slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
  19. control
    power to direct or determine
  20. pedal
    a lever that is operated with the foot
  21. alive
    possessing life
  22. wheel
    a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
  23. actually
    in fact
  24. split
    separate into parts or portions
  25. formal
    in accord with established conventions and requirements
  26. judge
    an official who decides questions before a court
  27. lawyer
    a professional person authorized for legal practice
  28. legal
    established by or founded upon law or official rules
  29. slightly
    to a small degree or extent
  30. breathing
    the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation
  31. ultimately
    as the end result of a succession or process
  32. beyond
    farther along in space or time or degree
  33. turbulence
    instability in the atmosphere
  34. stretch
    extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
  35. heartbeat
    the steady movement of the body's blood-pumping organ
  36. increased
    made greater in size or amount or degree
  37. shallow
    lacking physical depth
  38. float
    be on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
  39. compass
    navigational instrument for finding directions
  40. confusing
    causing confusion or disorientation
  41. indicate
    designate a place, direction, person, or thing
  42. normally
    under normal conditions
  43. grab
    take or seize suddenly
  44. swoop
    move with a sweep
  45. microphone
    a device for changing sound waves into electrical energy
  46. elbow
    hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
  47. bump
    an impact (as from a collision)
  48. control
    power to direct or determine
  49. release
    grant freedom to; free from confinement
  50. prisoner
    a person who is confined
  51. dashboard
    protective covering consisting of a panel to protect people from the splashing water or mud etc.
  52. visualize
    form a mental picture of something that is invisible
  53. desperately
    with great urgency
  54. windshield
    a transparent screen to protect occupants of a vehicle
  55. explosion
    the act of bursting
  56. deep
    having great spatial extension downward or inward
  57. trail
    a path or track
  58. incredible
    amazing; extraordinarily good or great
  59. detail
    a small part considered separately from the whole
  60. blond
    being or having light colored skin and hair
  61. smiling
    a facial expression with the corners of the mouth turned up
  62. exact
    marked by strict and complete accordance with fact
  63. breath
    the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
  64. crashing
    informal intensifiers
  65. hammered
    shaped or worked with a hammer and often showing hammer marks
  66. sharp
    having a point or thin edge suitable for cutting or piercing
  67. abate
    become less in amount or intensity
  68. sunk
    doomed to extinction
  69. crawl
    move slowly
  70. grunt
    issue a low, animal-like noise
  71. movement
    change of position that does not entail a change of location
  72. forehead
    the part of the face above the eyes
  73. dreamless
    untroubled by dreams
  74. darkness
    absence of light or illumination
  75. panic
    an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
  76. mumble
    talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
  77. hoarse
    deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness
  78. cramped
    small, constricted, and uncomfortable
  79. drawn
    showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
  80. ankle
    the part of the body between the foot and the lower leg
  81. massively
    to a massive degree or in a massive manner
  82. scenery
    the appearance of a place
  83. identify
    recognize as being
  84. instantly
    without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
  85. viciously
    in a brutal manner
  86. sticky
    having the sticky properties of an adhesive
  87. cracked
    of paint or varnish; having the appearance of alligator hide
  88. lip
    either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
  89. bleeding
    the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
  90. blister
    an elevation of the skin filled with fluid
  91. pod
    the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant
  92. swollen
    abnormally enlarged, bloated, or expanded
  93. occur
    come to pass
  94. jumble
    assemble without order or sense
  95. confused
    unable to think with clarity or act intelligently
  96. government
    the system or form by which a community is ruled
  97. probably
    with considerable certainty; without much doubt
  98. cheesy
    of very poor quality
  99. juicy
    full of juice
  100. rub
    move over something with pressure
  101. emptiness
    the state of containing nothing
  102. roar
    make a loud noise, as of an animal
  103. absolutely
    totally and definitely; without question
  104. trap
    a device in which something can be caught and penned
  105. obvious
    easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
  106. positive
    characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance
  107. motivated
    strongly driven to succeed or achieve something
  108. pitiful
    deserving or inciting compassion
  109. odd
    not divisible by two
  110. asset
    a useful or valuable quality
  111. malt
    a cereal grain (usually barley) that is kiln-dried after having been germinated by soaking in water; used especially in brewing and distilling
  112. commercial
    connected with or engaged in the exchange of goods
  113. gradually
    in a gradual manner
  114. shaking
    the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
Created on Thu Jul 11 11:34:01 EDT 2013 (updated Thu Jul 11 12:07:04 EDT 2013)

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