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Hatchet
Chapters 9-12
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English
7th Grade
04/25/2013

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depressed
Definition
saddened, discouraged
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smoldered
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burned slowly with smoke but without flame
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dormant
Definition
not active but capable of becoming active
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flailing
Definition
striking with or as with a flail (tool for threshing grain)
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tapered
Definition
made or became gradually smaller toward one end
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convulse
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to shake violently and uncontrollably
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weathered
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changed as in color or structure by exposure
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gratified
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to be given a source of pleasure or satisfaction
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gnarled
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knotted and hard (describing a tree)
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bluff
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a high, steep bank
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lunged
Definition
moved with a sudden, stretching thrust
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persistent
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continuing, existing, or acting for a longer than usual time
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ignite
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to catch on fire
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abrupt
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sudden
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initially
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of, relating to, or existing at the beginning
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