Hatchet Vocabulary Chapters 1-19 – Flashcards
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Chapter One
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Hatchet
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Turbulence *
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A violent disturbance Antonyms: calm, order, peace Synonyms: disturbance, tumult, turmoil
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Swooped *
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to move with a sudden sweeping motion Antonyms: ascend, rise Synonyms: Dive, plummet, pounce
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Wrenching *
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Violent, forceful twisting A: deter, give S: jerk, give violently
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Transmission
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Describes the passage of shortwave and long wave energy; through the atmosphere or water S: Communication, transportation
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Throttle
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a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine S: control
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Hurtling *
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Moving swiftly and with great force S: Collide, scoot, bump A: slow
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Intervals *
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The amount of time between two specified instants, events, or states S: hiatus, intermission, interruption A: continuation, closure
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Visualize *
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Seeing in your mind's eye what is happening in the book. S: anticipate, dream up, envision A: disbelieve, ignore, neglect
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Consuming *
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Eating up, destroying S: exhausting, intense A:none
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Copilot *
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a relief pilot on an airplane S:none A:none
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Drone *
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1. monotonous noise (n); 2. to speak with no emotion (v); 3.male bee S: buzz, hum, murmur A: quiet, silence
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Rudder *
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(nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vessel S: none A:none
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Lurched *
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moved with a sudden jerking motion S: teeter, stagger, totter A: correct, stay, straighten
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Wincing *
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drawing back suddenly S: grimace, cringe, cower A: face, meet
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Hokey
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noticeably contrieved; artificial; phoney S: none A: none
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Spasm
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(adj.) sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent S: attack, frenzy, jerk A: harmony, peace
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Thrumming
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a steady humming noise S: whirr, drawl, sound A: silence
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Dramatically *
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in a dramatic manner S: climatic, impressive, powerful A: dull, calm, usual
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Wallow *
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(v.) to roll about in a lazy, clumsy, or helpless way; to overindulge in; to have in abundance; (n.) wet, muddy, or dusty area used by animals as a sort of bath; a state of moral or physical collapse S: lurch, immerse, stagger A: staighten, steady
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Spiraling *
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twisting; winding S: circling, corkscrew, curled A: uncurling, unwinding, straight
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Chapter Five
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Hatchet
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Hoarse
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S: raspy, croaky, rough A: soft deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
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Throb
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S: pound, pulse A: none an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart) (of a heart or machine) beat rapidly or violently; N. Ex. hearthrob: heartbeat; sweetheart
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Scrunched
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S: compress, crunch, squash A: expand, decompress crumpled or crushed together
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Clammy
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S: sticky, sweaty, wet A: dry cold and damp
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Haze
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S: cloud, steam, fumes A: clarity, clearness atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility
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Hordes
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S: crowd, gang, swarm A: none A large group or crowd
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Moderately
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S: passably, slightly, rather A: unlimetedly (adv) kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
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Hummocks
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S: slope, hilltop, ridge A: ditch, canyon, gulley small, rounded hills
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Foul
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S: filthy, horrid, nasty A: clean, fresh, nice Feculent
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Wither
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S: decay, deteriorate, disentigrate A: build, rise, strengthen (v.) to dry up, wilt, sag; to cuase someone to feel ashamed, humiliated, or very small
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Murky
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S: cloudy, obscure, fuzzy A: apparent, brilliant, bright dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision
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Trickle
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S: drip, drop, distill A: pour, flow (v.) to flow or fall by drops or in a small stream; (n.) a small, irregular quantity of anythin
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Reduce
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S: shorten, weaken, lower A: grow, raise, rise Come down on Deplete
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Sloshing
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S: spill, wallow, splatter A: none moving or splashing clumsily through water, mud, etc.
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Extensive
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S: broad, big, long A: tiny, short, small Large in space or amount
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Amphibious
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S: watery, oceanic, floating A: land Able to live both on land and in water
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Asset
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S: resource, service, credit A: hurt, liability, injury Anything of value that is owned
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Slewed
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S: plunge, slide, crash A: ascent, increase, rise move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
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Diminish
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decrease in size, extent, or range S: abate, decline, decrease A: develop, grow, expand
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Pulverised
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smashed to bits S: shatter, crush, grind. A: build, construct, create
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Lushly
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abundantly characterized by vegetation S: abundant, dense, green A: plain, sparse, poor
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Twinge
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a sharp stab of pain S: ache, pang, spasm A: advantage, good fortune
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Interlaced
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lacing together; intermixed S: braid, entwine, knit A: divide, split, unwine
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Pace
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To walk back and forth in a worried manner S: step, stride, walk A: stay, sit, stop
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Abdomen
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Abdominal S: gut, middle, midsection A: none
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Jolt
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A sudden jerk or bump S: bump, punch, blow A: disadvantage
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Welted
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a ridge or lump raised on the skin S: bruise, scar, injury A: none
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Slits
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a long straight narrow cut or opening S: tear, crevice, incision A: closure, solid
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Receeded
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to move back or away S: abate, lessen, wane A: develop, extend, grow.
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Trotted
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ran in a graceful, light way S: amble, hurry, lope A: stop
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Gorge
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valley S: canyon, valley, hole A: closing, closure
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Rivulets
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little streams S: channel, creek, river A: none
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Seeping
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slowly leaking; oozing S: flow, drain, ooze A: pour
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Tangy
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a sharp taste or flavor immediately sensed upon touch with the tongue S: Salty, zesty, flavourful A: Bland, dull, tastleless
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Mustly
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stale; moldy; out of date; hackneyed; antiquated S: moldy, stale, stuffy A: clean, fresh, new
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Slithering
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A sliding, slipping movement S: coast, slide, slip A: none
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Bulk
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most of something S: amount, extent, quantity A: part, tininess
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Quill
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a stiff, sharp hair or spine like the pointed end of a feather S: plumage, plume, shaft A: none
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Segment
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A group of people having something in S: division, piece, portion A: whole
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Gestures
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A: speak S: indicate, mime, act-out Motions of a speaker's hands or arms during a speech
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Wince
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(v.) to draw back suddenly, as though in pain or fear; (n.) the act of drawing back in this way S: cower, cringe, flinch A: face, meet
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Lance
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pierce with a lance; cut into; N: spearlike weapon S: bore, cut, gash A: close, mend, sew
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Imbedded
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stuck or pushed down within something solid S: attack, dock, fasten A: detach, disconnect, loosen
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Ignite
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S: burn, flare up, inflame A: extinguish, put out (v.) to set on fire, to case to burn; to heat up, excite
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Sputtered
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S: spit, stammer, stumble A: none to speak in a hasty or confused fashion; stammer; to spit out in short bursts
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Clump
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S: blob, bundle, chunk A: individual, one, whole a grouping of a number of similar things
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Haunches
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S: thigh, hip, leg A: none back legs
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Tendrils
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S: coil, clasp, curl A: none Strand
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Smoldered
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S: boil, explode, erupt A: freeze burned and smoked without flame
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Flue
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S: chimney, duct, passage A: none Able to express oneself easily and clearly
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Gratified
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S: delight, enchant, please A: depress, neglect, hurt giving someone pleasure or satisfaction
