Name: ____________________________ Hatchet Chapter 5-8 Vocabulary Words Foul: highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust Wither: wither,

as with a loss of moisture Rage: be violent; as of fires and storms Wreck: a serious accident Murky: (of liquids) clouded as with sediment Stoop: bend ones back forward from the waist on down Trigger: put in motion or move to act Relative: estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete Positive: characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc. Motivated: provided with a motive or given incentive for action Digital: displaying numbers rather than scale positions Asset: a useful or valuable quality Tone: a steady sound without overtones Mental: of or relating to the mind Nudge: push into action by pestering or annoying gently Gear: equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport. Diminish: decrease in size, extend, or range Cluster: a grouping of a number of similar things. Glisten: be shiny, as if wet: Gorge: to overeat Musty: covered with or smelling of mold