Hatchet

Hatchet Section 4 Vocabulary

camouflage • concealment by some means that alters or obscures the appearance

corrosive • eating away; harmful or destructive

confines • to enclose within bounds; limit or restrict

detach • to unfasten and separate; disengage; disunite

devastating • to lay waste; to overwhelm

exulted • to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice exceedingly

fashioned • to give a particular shape or form to; make

fragile • easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail

hummock • a knoll or hillock

impaired • weakened, diminished, or damaged; functioning poorly or inadequately

infuriating • causing or tending to cause anger or outrage; maddening

prospect • the outlook for the future; anticipation; expectation; a looking forward

punky • burning very slowly, as a fire

rectify • to make, put, or set right; remedy; correct

refracts • To deflect (light, for example) from a straight path

sarcasm • sneering or cutting remark;

stabilize • to maintain at a given or unfluctuating level or quantity; • to make or hold stable, firm

unduly • excessively; in an inappropriate, unjustifiable, or improper manner

virtual • being such in power, force, or effect, though not actually or expressly such

precise • being exactly that and neither more nor less