Hatchet

Hatchet Section 2 Vocabulary

amphibious • Able to live both on land and in water

apparent • Easily seen; visible

asset • Anything owned that has value • desirable thing to have

crude • Not carefully made or done; rough

digital • Using rows of digits rather than numbers • digital watch

diminish • To make, or make seem smaller • reduce in size, degree, importance, etc. • lessen

gestures • A movement, or movements collectively, of the body, or part of the body, to express or emphasize ideas, emotions, etc.

interlaced • Weave together

jets • A jet-propelled engine

lushly • A rich growth of vegetation

motivated • To provide an urge to do something

pulverized • To crush or grind into a powder or dust

receded • To go or move back • To withdraw

relative • Related to each other

rivulets • A little stream

ruefully • To wish (an act, promise, etc) undone or unmade • regret

segment • Any of the parts into which a body is separated • Section or part of something

seepage • Leakage; oozing

stranded • To leave in a difficult or helpless position

gingerly • In a very careful or cautious way