Ch 15- Flashcards

1
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Pitchy

A

Tree sap

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2
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Sarcasm

A

Scornful, ironic remark

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3
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Fluttered

A

To move up and down without flying

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4
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Fragile

A

Easily broken or delicate

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5
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Patience

A

Calmness or self-control

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6
Q

Cricket

A

Small green bug who makes clicking noises

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7
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Attitude

A

Gesture of motion

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8
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Flurry

A

Sudden blasts or gust

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9
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Detached

A

To separate one part from the rest

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10
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Insane

A

Crazy

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11
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Lilypad

A

Green pad that floats on water

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12
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Stock

A

To take inventory

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13
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Grimacing

A

Distortion of face, facial expression

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14
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Broughs

A

Branches of trees

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15
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Campsite

A

A place suitable for camping

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16
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Incessant

A

Constant, unceasing, non-stop

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17
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Savagely

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Dangerous, fiercely, extermely

18
Q

Stymied

A

Hesitant, frozen, stopping to think

19
Q

Rivets

A

A bold with a head

20
Q

Aluminum

A

A lightweight metal

21
Q

Vertical

A

Upright position

22
Q

Stabilizer

A

A gadget or device to keep balance or stay still

23
Q

Fuselage

A

Main body/ complete central structure of an airplane

24
Q

Hack

A

To cut in with rough, heavy blows

25
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Experimental

A

To test

26
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Triangular

A

Shape of a triangle

27
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Frenzied

A

Violent/wild excited

28
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Stupidity

A

Foolish act or idea

29
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Self-pity

A

To feel sorry for yourself

30
Q

Wheezed

A

Trouble breathing that carries a sound

31
Q

Capacity

A

The amount that something that can hold

32
Q

Ranking

A

A forcing motion or movement

33
Q

Reconsidered

A

To rethink; to think twice about something

34
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Instinctive

A

To react automatically

35
Q

Numb

A

To not have feeling

36
Q

Exhaustion

A

Extreme fatigue or tiredness

37
Q

Oblivious

A

To be unaware, forgetful

38
Q

Butane

A

Colorless, flammable gas

39
Q

Sheath

A

Case fir covering a knife

40
Q

Antiseptic

A

Kills germs

41
Q

Magazine

A

A cartridge filled with bullets

42
Q

Rummaging

A

To look through in a hurried nature