Hatchet Vocab Flashcard Ch. 13-15

Front

Meaning of refracts?

Back

Make a ray of light change direction when it enters at an angle.

Front

Meaning of rectify?

Back

put right; correct

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Meaning of 'confine'

Back

Keep or restrict within certain limits (space, scope, quantity, or time)

Front

Meaning of fragment?

Back

a small part broken or separated off something

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Meaning of corrosive?

Back

Tending to cause corrosion; breaking down metals, stones, etc.

Front

Meaning of bearings?

Back

A part of a machine that bears friction, especially between a rotating part and its housing.

Front

Meaning of prongs?

Back

Each of two or more projecting pointed parts at the end of a fork.

Front

Meaning of seared:

Back

burn or scorch the surface with sudden, intense heat.

Front

After lying about breaking the lamp, I had to tell my mom and ______ the situation.

Back

rectify

Front

The light blinded me as it ______ off the mirror.

Back

refracted