Hatchet

Hatchet Vocabulary – Section 3

Assumed • Taken for granted; supposed

Chamber • An enclosed space or compartment

comprised • To consist of; be composed of

convulse • To shake or agitate violently

crest • The top, as of a hill or wave

depression • An area that is sunk below its surroundings

dormant • Lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive

eddied • A current, as of water or air, moving contrary to the direction of the main current, especially in a circular motion

exasperation • anger produced by some annoying irritation

flailing • To wave or swing vigorously

focus • Close or narrow attention; concentration

gnarled • rough, twisted, and knobbly, usually through age

gratified • To please or satisfy

haunches • The hip, buttock, and upper thigh in humans and animals

intervals • The amount of time between two specified instants, events, or states

motive • The reason for a certain course of action

persistent • Refusing to give up or let go

primitive • Primary or basic

tendrils • Something, such as a ringlet of hair, that is long, slender, and curling

tinder • Readily combustible material, such as dry twigs, used to kindle fires