Unit 4: Novel Study: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, Prologue–Chapter 8

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  1. bolt
    secure or lock with a bar or rod
  2. ailment
    an often persistent bodily disorder or disease
  3. pluck
    pull or pull out sharply
  4. murky
    dark or gloomy
  5. influence
    have and exert an effect
  6. tuberculosis
    infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of bacilli
  7. intervene
    get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action
  8. improvisation
    something done without prior preparation or planning
  9. tinker
    try to fix or mend in an unskilled manner
  10. trace
    follow or ascertain the course of development of something
  11. latrine
    a public toilet in a military area
  12. application
    a verbal or written request for assistance or admission
  13. concentrate
    direct one's attention on something
  14. fertilizer
    any substance used to improve the quality of soil
  15. assume
    take to be the case or to be true
  16. abandon
    forsake; leave behind
  17. anticipation
    an expectation
  18. overwhelming
    very intense
  19. morose
    showing a brooding ill humor
  20. dismal
    causing dejection
  21. devour
    eat immoderately
  22. collapse
    break down due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
  23. geography
    study of the earth's surface
  24. gaunt
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
  25. anguish
    extreme distress of body or mind
  26. contagious
    easily diffused or spread as from one person to another
  27. dehydration
    depletion of bodily fluids
  28. equivalent
    being essentially comparable to something
Created on Tue Nov 10 13:42:46 EST 2020 (updated Fri Nov 13 14:40:35 EST 2020)

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