Hatchet

Hatchet Glossary

Melodramatic

Exaggerated

Stunned

Shocking someone so much that they are unable to respond in any form

Shock value

Communicating in order to provoke a reaction of disgust or shock

Conspicuous

Attracting attention

Formation

A group of people in a specific arrangement

Awestruck

Filled with wonder

Horizon

The limit of a person’s knowledge

Lurch

To make an abrupt movement

Interference

Unwanted involvement

Audible

Able to be heard

Spasm

A painful and involuntary muscle contraction

Remnant

A small, remaining part of something that otherwise no longer exists

Horde

A vast multitude

Taper

The property of a shape that narrows to a point

Motive

Causing or being able to cause motion

Gnarled

Old and twisted

Convulse

Contract involuntarily, as in a spasm

Unduly

To an unnecessary degree

Bellow

To make a loud noise

Incessant

Never stopping

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