Hatchet Ch 9-14 Vocbulary

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Imbed/Embed (v.)

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To surround closely

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Tinder

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Dry, flammable material for lighting a fire

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Kindling

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Dry sticks of wood used to start a fire

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Eddy (v.) - past tense: eddied

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Swirling current of water, air, smoke, etc.

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Refraction of water

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Bending of light ray at an angle through water

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to telegraph (v.)

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to signal or send a message

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Vital (adj.)

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Necessary or essential to life

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dormant (adj.)

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inactive; in a state of rest or inactivity

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flammable (adj.)

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able to catch fire easily

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to comprise (v.)

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to be composed of; to be consisted of