The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Vocabulary

1. burn the surface with heat

• scrub the surface with sandpaper
• paint the surface with water
• burn the surface with heat
• freeze the surface with cold

2. be silent, pout

• be quiet
• talk loudly
• shout, scream
• whisper, murmur

3. attempt to repair or improve something

• tinkered

• maintain
• destroy
• break

4. move slowly

• swayed

• walk at a moderate pace
• run quickly
• stand still

5. lack of faith

• excess of faith
• lack of faith

• overwhelming belief
• doubters

6. to create

• to destroy
• to build
• produce

• to design

7. corn

• wheat
• barley
• maize

• rice

8. pangas

• type of boat (skiff)

• salmon
• trout
• catfish

9. strong wind

• gusting gale

• light zephyr
• calm air
• gentle breeze

10. moved suddenly

• surged

• shifted
• shook
• slid