HATCHET VOCAB CHAPTERS 10-19 Flashcards
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EDDIED
Any similar current, as of air, dust, or fog.
BANKED
To build up
STAFF
A stick with some special use
PUNKY
Burning very slowly
REFRACTS
To deflect something, especially light, from a straight path.
FASHION
To make
CAMOUFLAGE
Concealment that alters or hides.
SARCASM
Ironic remark.
BOUGHS
Large or main branches of a tree.
STYMIED
Stumped or thwarted.
STABILIZER
A device on the horizontal tail of an airplane that stabilizes.
ELEVATORS
Hinged areas on an airplane used to control angle of incline on the tail end of the fuselage.
FUSELAGE
Central structure of a plane that the wing, tail, and engines are attached.
CAPACITY
The maximum amount that can be received or contained.
BUTANE
A colorless, flammable gas.
STOCK
The part of a rifle holding the barrel and firing mechanism which is held against the shoulder.
MAGAZINE
A metal box or drum holding bullets; it is removed and replaced when empty.
ACTION
The operating mechanism of a gun.
CLIP
A metal frame or container used to load the magazine of a rifle or automatic pistol.
DRONE
Humming or buzzing sound.
UNWITTINGLY
Unintentional