Grandpa Smoke Jumper
Vocabulary
abruptly - all of a sudden
adorned - covered; decorated
barrage - many things coming all at once
briefed - gave details to; informed
diminishing - getting smaller
donned - put on
emphatically - strongly; with great belief
extinguishing - putting out
flabbergasted - utterly astonished; so surprised that you cannot speak
grueling - very difficult
igniting - setting fire to
instinctively - without thinking; automatically
maneuvered - moved around; guided the motion of
plummeting - falling quickly
preoccupied - thinking about other things
pursed - wrinkled up; squeezed
relayed - passed along
resilience - toughness; ability to recover