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8 Mid. Treas. vocab.
Wilson 8th grade midterm English Treasure Island Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| buccaneer | a pirate |
| sabre | long striaght sword |
| connoisseur | an expert in something |
| dabolical | devilish, evil |
| old salt | a wise old sailor |
| hawker | a merchant |
| magistrate | a judge of a court |
| cutlass | a curved, short sword |
| talons | humna fingers of hands when like a claw in apperance or grasp |
| berth | a place to sleep on a ship/ a place where a ship can be anchored safetly |
| lubbers | akward or inexperienced sailors |
| cowed | scared/frightened/ intimidated |
| appolexy | a sudden stroke caused by th rupture of one of the brain arteries |
| booty | spoils of war, goods taken from enemy in combat |
| hamlet | a small rural village |
| gully | short + small knife |
| rogues | dishonest + deceitful person |
| doubloons | spanish gold coins |
| lugger | a small boat sometimes having as many as two or theree masts |
| carcass | dead body |
| shooner | ship having two or more masts, fst |
| tarpaulins | waterproof canvas or other material used for boats |
| capstan | device with a verical spindle which is rotated manually to wind up rope |
| boatswain | petty officer , in cahrge of certain gear [ropes + riggin, ect.] summons the crew and directs their work |
| quays | Mandmade landing place usually made of stone |
| dexterity | agiligty, skill in using hands of bdy, graceful |
| mutiny | rebellion against captain |
| galley | kitchen on ship |
| stern | the BACK end of a ship |
| forecastle | upper deck, crew sometimes sleeps here |
| stave | a verse of a song |
| coxswain | person who steers the boat and has charge of the crew [Israel Hands] |
| confidant | someone who is trusted with all your secrets and private affairs |
| wily | crafty cunning artful decietful |
| lanyard | small ropes usded for suspending something |
| helm | the entire steering area of a ship |
| grog | a ixture of rum and water |
| bow | FRONT end of a ship |
| conical | shaped like a cone |
| prodigious | extraprdinary in size, big, huge, great amount |
| scuppers | a hole inside of a ship that allows water to drain or the deck |
| stagnant | not moving, not flowing |
| foliage | growth of leaves on a tree or other plant |
| embark | to go abourd a vessel for trip |
| aperture | small hole, gap or other opening |
| nondescript | lacking reconizable character, nothing that jumps out |
| adversary | an enemy |
| cannibals | an animal that survives by eating abouter of it's kind |
| supplication | prayer [kneeling] |
| apparition | ghost like figure |
| marooned | stranded, left behind |
| pious | very religious, dealing with God |
| ally | something on your side, helps you |
| gigs | speedy light, row boat |
| jolly boat | little row boat [gig] |
| palisade | a fence made of stakes for protection |
| assailant | atacker |
| score | 20 |
| Union Jack | British flag |
| Jolly Roger | Pirate flag |
| morass | marsh or swamp |
| consultation | conversation |
| girt | fastened, attached |
| French leave | leaving secretly |
| coracle | small boat, manmade |
| truantry | neglect of work |
| callous | insenstive |
| incessant | continueing with out interuprion, unceasing |
| breakers | lage waves that foams as it breaks on the rock of shore |
| reverbreation | an echo |
| carousing | drinking freeely, partying |
| ebb | low tide |
| contratiety | state of being opposite in nature |
| intermittent | alternately stopping and starting |
| water breaker | a keg of water |
| aft | back of ship deck |
| derision | mockery |
| dirk | dagger |
| bulwark | upper deck wall |
| tiller | a kind of bar attached to the ship's rubber to help her turn |
| priming | explosive |
| feints | deceptive move |
| quid | a small peice of something |
| hawser | anchor rope |
| warily | cautiously |
| unruly | disorderly |
| incensed | veryenagry |
| ironical | oddor something unexpected |
| emissary | agent |
| deposed | taken our of office |
| incongrous | not harmonious, out of place |
| vehemence | passion, forceful |
| inexplicable | unexplainable |
| ague | chills and fever |
| sentinel | guard- watchperson |
| stealthy | secretly sly |
| alteration | a change |
| rogues | decietful person |
| perjury | lie under oath |
| feaible | possible |
| precipices | steep cliffs |
| cache | a hidding place for treasure |
| ingratiate | to establish oneself in the faver of good graces of others |
| gibbet | where your hanged |
| squalls | problems |
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