Amelia Lost: List 3

by Candace Fleming
This biography explores the life and mysterious disappearance of aviator Amelia Earhart.

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  1. finagle
    achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
    Around this time, George also finagled an invitation for her to join the staff of Cosmopolitan magazine as its first aviation editor.
  2. unwieldy
    difficult to use or handle because of size or weight
    The teenager declined his offer and wondered how “Miss Earhart would [eventually] cope with the unwieldy plane.”
  3. wane
    become smaller
    "At this point," said Lady Heath, "my friendship for Amelia quickly waned."
  4. countenance
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
    "...One look at her drawn countenance when she flipped up the cockpit hood” told Elinor and the other pilots who had watched the performance that “this was gut courage that transcended the sanity of reasoning.”
  5. transcend
    go beyond the scope or limits of
    "...One look at her drawn countenance when she flipped up the cockpit hood” told Elinor and the other pilots who had watched the performance that “this was gut courage that transcended the sanity of reasoning.”
  6. fuselage
    the central body of an airplane holding crew and passengers
    They strengthened the fuselage with braces so it could support the increased weight of the added fuel.
  7. altimeter
    an instrument that measures the height above ground
    Amelia’s plane was fitted with an altimeter, which displayed altitude, and an altitude gyroscope, which would tell her the plane’s orientation when she could not see.
  8. gyroscope
    rotating mechanism in the form of a mounted spinning wheel
    Amelia’s plane was fitted with an altimeter, which displayed altitude, and an altitude gyroscope, which would tell her the plane’s orientation when she could not see.
  9. orientation
    position or alignment relative to points of the compass
    Amelia’s plane was fitted with an altimeter, which displayed altitude, and an altitude gyroscope, which would tell her the plane’s orientation when she could not see.
  10. dauntless
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
    HAVE DEMONSTRATED NOT ONLY YOUR OWN DAUNTLESS COURAGE BUT ALSO THE CAPACITY OF WOMEN TO MATCH THE SKILL OF MEN IN CARRYING THROUGH THE MOST DIFFICULT FEATS OF HIGH ADVENTURE.
  11. gauge
    an instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity
    But now the broken weld was shaking badly, and when she turned on her reserve fuel tank, she discovered that its gauge was leaking.
  12. inauguration
    the ceremonial induction into a position
    On April 20, 1933, just weeks after Franklin’s presidential inauguration, Eleanor invited the Putnams to dinner at the White House.
  13. revelation
    an enlightening or astonishing disclosure
    Amelia thought the radio was a revelation, too.
  14. testament
    strong evidence for something
    Thousands turned out to cheer Amelia’s landing, a testament to George’s publicity skills.
  15. unseemly
    not in keeping with accepted standards of what is proper
    "The fact that she was privately paid this amount to promote Hawaiian interests strikes us as unseemly," complained the weekly journal the Nation.
Created on Fri Feb 14 14:34:21 EST 2020 (updated Mon Jun 16 17:18:41 EDT 2025)

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