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Hatchet
Chapters 1-4
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English
7th Grade
04/25/2013

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banked
Definition
to tilt an airplane sideways when turning
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wincing
Definition
to shrink back, as from pain
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altitude
Definition
the vertical distance of an object above a given level
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tundra
Definition
a treeless plain especially of an artic region
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turbulance
Definition
being in a state of unrest, violence, or disturbance
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transmissions
Definition
the passage of radio waves in the space between transmitting and receiving stations
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lashed
Definition
to strike with or as if by a whip
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cowling
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a removable metal covering for the engine and sometimes a part of the fuselage  of an airplane
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impact
Definition
to hit or cause to hit with force; collision
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wallow
Definition
to become or remain helpless
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massively
Definition
large, solid, or heavy in structure
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hordes
Definition
a great multitude, swarm
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wrenching
Definition
to injure by a violent twisting or staining
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grazed
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to scratch or scrape by rubbing against something
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naturalist
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a student of natural history; a field biologist
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