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C. Doyle Vocab 2016

4th period vocabulary words for The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi.

TermDefinition
undulating having a wavy surface, edge, or markings
punctilious very careful about behaving properly and doing things in a correct and accurate way
musket a type of long gun that was used by soldiers before the invention of the rifle
blithely showing a lack of proper thought or care : not caring or worrying
tremor a slight shaking movement or sound that is caused especially by nervousness, weakness, or illness
solemnity the quality of being formal or serious
copiously very large in amount or number
scrutinized to examine (something) carefully especially in a critical way
contemptuously feeling or showing deep hatred or disapproval : feeling or showing contempt
disdainfully full of or expressing disdain
derision the feeling that people express when they criticize and laugh at someone or something in an insulting way
loathing a very strong feeling of hatred or disgust
grotesque characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
keelhauling to haul under the keel of a ship as punishment or torture
festooned a long chain or strip of something (such as flowers or cloth) that is hung as a decoration
holystone a soft sandstone used to scrub a ship's wooden decks
bowsprit a large spar projecting forward from the stem of a ship
loomed appear as a shadowy form, especially one that is large or threatening.
hangdog sad or depressed
restitution the act of returning something that was lost or stolen to its owner
trestletree a pair of horizontal pieces on a sailing ship's lower mast supporting the topmast
wayward tending to behave in ways that are not socially acceptable
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