| ascended |
went up; moved upward; climbed |
browser |
a software program that lets a user look at different kinds of
resources on the Internet |
careened |
lurched or swerved while in motion |
clip |
a high rate of speed |
headway |
motion forward or ahead |
Homepage |
the main web page for the website of an organization, a business,
a person, or a service, or a main page that organizes hotlinks
to several different websites |
hotlink |
a word or words on a web page that, when clicked, take the user
directly to another location or web page |
navigator |
a person who is trained to figure the path of an aircraft or
a ship |
oarlock |
a device, usually a U-shaped metal hoop on a swivel, used to
hold an oar in place |
paraplegic |
a person with complete paralysis of the lower body (including
both legs) due to injury or disease of the spinal cord |
rapids |
a part of a river where the water moves very quickly |
scout |
to go out looking for information |
stereotype |
a mental image or an idea, usually oversimplified, about a person
or a group |
submerged |
underwater |
toolbar |
a set of buttons, usually located across the top of the browser
window; when clicked, each button completes an action that corresponds
to its name (for example, Forward, Back, or Print) |
