2. Trapped by the Ice Vocabulary

3. horizon the line where the earth and the sky meet the line where the earth and the sky meet

4. delay wait until later to do something wait until later to do something I will have to delay today’s meeting until 10:30.

5. rations supplies, usually food, that are limited in the amount that is available supplies, usually food, that are limited in the amount that is available Mother went shopping for the family’s rations for their camping trip.

6. hulk the body of an old or wrecked ship; something large and clumsy the body of an old or wrecked ship; something large and clumsy

7. stranded trapped or stuck in a difficult situation trapped or stuck in a difficult situation

8. startled surprised, alarmed, or shocked surprised, alarmed, or shocked

9. stern the rear part of a ship or boat the rear part of a ship or boat

10. tremble to shake or shiver to shake or shiver

11. skipper captain of a ship captain of a ship

12. barren having very little plant or animal life having very little plant or animal life

13. sledge a sled, usually pulled by animals, used to carry loads across snow and ice a sled, usually pulled by animals, used to carry loads across snow and ice

14. harnessed wearing straps attached to a vehicle or tool such as a sled or plow wearing straps attached to a vehicle or tool such as a sled or plow

15. current the path or flow of moving water, such as a river or sea the path or flow of moving water, such as a river or sea

16. lunged moved forward suddenly moved forward suddenly

17. stalking moving secretly while tracking prey moving secretly while tracking prey

18. sapped weakened weakened Mary’s illness sapped her strength and energy.

19. floes large sheets of floating ice large sheets of floating ice

20. grueling very tiring very tiring This has been a very grueling day !

21. crevasse deep hole or crack deep hole or crack

22. savage wild wild

23. dehydration an illness caused by not having enough water an illness caused by not having enough water

24. quench to satisfy to satisfy The water will quench your thirst.

25. exhausting very tiring very tiring This has been an exhausting day for my sister.

26. pitched put up tents put up tents

27. deserted empty; not lived in, or having few or no people empty; not lived in, or having few or no people

28. permanent meant to last for a long time meant to last for a long time The family home was a permanent fixture on the lake.

29. cramped crowded crowded

30. wick the cord that burns on a candle or lamp the cord that burns on a candle or lamp

31. hull the body or frame of a ship or boat the body or frame of a ship or boat

32. miraculously amazingly; something happened in a seemingly impossible way amazingly; something happened in a seemingly impossible way Miraculously the ship survived the storm !

33. terrain land, ground, or earth land, ground, or earth

34. impassable not able to be crossed or traveled through not able to be crossed or traveled through The mountain terrain seemed to be impassable.

35. torrents violent, fast-moving streams of liquid violent, fast-moving streams of liquid

36. perilous very dangerous very dangerous The men set out for their perilous climb.