Academic Vocab
Critical Vocab
Critical Vocab
Critical Vocab
Critical Vocab
100
a device used chiefly in aircraft for finding distance above sea level, terrain, or some other reference point
What is Altimeter
100
to be inactive
What is Doormant
100
occurring at the beginning
What is Initial
100
intense feelings of suffering, acute mental or physical pain
What is Agony
100
a serious accident usually involving one or more vehicles "In the movies they always showed the hero finding a clear spring with pure sweet water to drink but in the movies they didn’t have plane _____ and swollen foreheads and aching bodies."
What is Wreck
200
who is second in command of an aircraft
What is co-pilot
200
To catch fire easily; or easily ignited
What is Flammable
200
elevation especially above sea level or above Earth’s surface
What is Altitude
200
liquids cloudy as with sediment "The lake water was ___"
What is Murky
200
decrease in size, extent, or range
What is Diminish "He wanted to stay near the lake because he thought the plane, even deep in the water, might show up to somebody flying over and he didn’t want to ____ any chance he might have of being found."
300
: a sudden overwhelming fear that produces hysterical or irrational behavior
What is Panic
300
to have your walk impeded by a physical ailment.
What is limp
300
: a vast treeless plain in Artic regions where subsoil is permanently frozen
What is Tundra
300
one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object "When the Hatchet struck, it knocked off a ___ of rock."
What is Segment
300
push into action by pestering or annoying gently "I tried to ____ him to return his pencil."
What is Nudge
400
violent disorder or commotion due to air pressure or wind
What is turbulence
400
To take extreme care or give a large amount of effort to.
What is Painstaking
400
draw back, as with fear or pain
What is Wince
400
make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust "Some of the rock that had been scooped out had also been _____ and turned into sand"
What is Pulverize
400
relating to or derived from a glacier "The ____ action created the cave by pulverizing the rock."
What is Glacial
500
a remaining, usually small part, quantity, number, or the like
What is remnants
500
To be indigenous to a certain area.
What is Native
500
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting, illness, or emotion
What is Hoarse
500
loss of moisture (skin or plants) "He felt that if he didn't find some water soon he would ___ up and die."
What is Wither
500
to have a lot of knots usually dealing with a tree.
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