Unit 1: Week 2: Trial and Error

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  1. accomplish
    achieve with effort
    I felt like I could accomplish anything I wanted.
  2. account
    keep a tally of
    “Paddles – check, helmets – check, life jackets – check, buckets – check,” until everything was accounted for.
  3. anxious
    causing or fraught with or showing nervousness
    “What’s wrong?” I asked, hoping I didn’t sound nearly as anxious as I felt.
  4. assemble
    create by putting components or members together
    That morning, Dad had us assemble our equipment, as we had learned.
  5. decipher
    make out the meaning of
    Only Dad could read his checklist because his handwriting was so hard to decipher.
  6. distracted
    having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety
    Suddenly, I was distracted by a bear coming out of the trees, but it turned around and began to retrace its steps.
  7. navigate
    direct and plot the path and position of a conveyance
    It felt great to navigate the raft, paddling in rhythm with everyone else.
  8. novice
    someone new to a field or activity
    Mom had mapped out our route—a novice’s course with just enough whitewater to make it exciting.
  9. option
    one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
    Now it started to drizzle, and although no one wanted to admit it, we were running out of options.
  10. retrace
    travel the same route or path again
    Suddenly, I was distracted by a bear coming out of the trees, but it turned around and began to retrace its steps.
Created on Tue Jul 07 13:43:28 EDT 2020 (updated Thu Jul 09 13:53:30 EDT 2020)

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