Trapped by the Ice Vocabulary

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Trapped by the IceVocabulary
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horizon

• the line where the earth and the sky meet

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delay

• wait until later to do something

I will have to delay todays meeting until 1030.
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rations

• supplies, usually food, that are limited in the
  amount that is available

Mother went shopping for the familys rations
for their camping trip.

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hulk

• the body of an old or wrecked ship something
  large and clumsy

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stranded

• trapped or stuck in a difficult situation

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startled

• surprised, alarmed, or shocked

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stern

• the rear part of a ship or boat

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tremble

• to shake or shiver

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skipper

• captain of a ship

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barren

• having very little plant or animal life

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sledge

• a sled, usually pulled by animals, used to carry
  loads across snow and ice

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harnessed

• wearing straps attached to a vehicle or tool such
  as a sled or plow

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current

• the path or flow of moving water, such as a river
  or sea

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lunged

• moved forward suddenly

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stalking

• moving secretly while tracking prey

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sapped

• weakened

Marys illness sapped her strength and energy.
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floes

• large sheets of floating ice

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grueling
This has been a very grueling day!

• very tiring

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crevasse

• deep hole or crack

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savage

• wild

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dehydration

• an illness caused by not having enough water

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quench

• to satisfy

The water will quench your thirst.
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exhausting

• very tiring

This has been an exhausting day for my sister.
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pitched

• put up tents

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deserted

• empty not lived in, or having few or no people

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permanent

• meant to last for a long time

The family home was a permanent fixture on the
lake.
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cramped

• crowded

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wick

• the cord that burns on a candle or lamp

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hull

• the body or frame of a ship or boat

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miraculously

• amazingly something happened in a seemingly
  impossible way

Miraculously the ship survived the storm!
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terrain

• land, ground, or earth

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impassable

• not able to be crossed or traveled through

The mountain terrain seemed to be impassable.
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torrents

• violent, fast-moving streams of liquid

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perilous

• very dangerous

The men set out for their perilous climb.