Hatchet Vocabulary Chapters 13-16

refracts

(of water, air, or glass) make a ray of light change direction when it enters at an angle

hummock

a piece of forrested ground rising above a marsh; hill or mound

virtual

almost as described, but not completely or according to strict definition; simulated

camouflage

an animal's natural coloring of form that enables it to blend in with its surroundings; disguise

corrosive

causing metal, stone, or other materials to be destroyed or damaged slowly by a chemical action

detach

disengage and remove it

fragile

easily broken or damaged; breakable

impaired

having a disability of a specified kind; handicapped to weaken or damage

punky

having characteristics of soft, crumbly wood that has been attacked by fungus, sometimes used as tinder

devastating

highly destructive or damaging, causing shock, distress, or grief

prospect

likelihood of some future event occurring; hope

fashioned

make into a particular or the required form; shaped

precise

marked by exactness and accuracy of expression or detail; exact

exulted

show or feel elation or jubilation, especially as a result of a success; joyful

confines

the borders or boundaries of a place with regard to their restricting freedom of movement

infuriating

to make someone extremely angry; irritating

stabilize

to make stable or firmly established; to secure

rectify

to put right; to correct

unduly

unwarranted or inappropriate

sarcasm

use of irony; mockery; cynicism