Hatchet

1. Hatchet Section 5 Vocabulary Chapters 17 - Epilogue

2. appetizer • a small portion of a food or drink served before or at the beginning of a meal to stimulate the desire to eat

3. drone • to make a dull, continued, low, monotonous sound; hum; buzz

4. frenzied • wildly excited or enthusiastic • violently agitated; frantic

5. furor • A general commotion; public disorder or uproar

6. fuselage • the complete central structure to which the wing, tail surfaces, and engines are attached on an airplane

7. incessant • continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending

8. momentary • lasting but a moment; very brief; fleeting • that might occur at any moment

9. murky • dark, gloomy, and cheerless

10. oblivious • Lacking all memory; forgetful • Lacking conscious awareness

11. predators • any organism that exists by preying upon other organisms

12. rummaging • to search thoroughly or actively through (a place, receptacle, etc.), esp. by moving around, turning over, or looking through contents

13. stable • not likely to fall or give way, as a structure, support, foundation, etc.; firm; steady

14. stymied • a situation or problem presenting such difficulties as to discourage or defeat any attempt to deal with or resolve it

15. substantial • of ample or considerable amount, quantity, size, etc

16. unwittingly • inadvertent; unintentional; accidental • not knowing; unaware; ignorant; oblivious; unconscious