Hatchet Vocabulary 16-17

experimental

a test, trial, or tentative procedure

frenzied

wildly excited or enthusiastic

anchored

to keep hold or be firmly fixed

capacity

the maximum amount or number that can be received or contained, use up

substantial

of real worth, important

instinctive

a natural or innate impulse, inclination, or tendency

coupled

a pair of equal, parallel forces acting in opposite directions and tending to produce rotation

oblivious

unaware

rummaging

to search thoroughly or actively through

encased

to enclose in

precise

exact in measuring, recording, etc

consumed

to destroy or expend by use; use up

wiry

lean, slender yet strong

furor

a general outburst of enthusiasm, excitement, controversy, or the like