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Gumm Charlotte 1-6 Q
Charlotte Doyle Vocab 1-6 Quiz
Question | Answer |
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Swoon | to faint; lose consciousness |
Gangplank | flat plank or small moveable bridge |
Presumptuous | bold; forward |
Decrepit | weakened by old age |
Trepidation | fear, alarm, or aggravation |
Loathsome | disgusting, revolting, repulsive |
Garb | wearing apparel, clothes |
Indignation | strong displeasure at something considered unjust or offensive |
Impertinence | irrelevance, inappropriateness, or absurdity |
Shimmying | to shake or to wobble |
Apprehensive | uneasy or fearful about something that might happen |
Menacing | to serve as a threat to |
Deputized | to act as deputy |
Ire | intense anger, wrath |
Wretched | despicable or mean |
Deliberation | careful consideration before decision. |
succumb | to give up |
Quay | A wharf or reinforced bank where ships are loaded or unloaded |
Chastened | restrain |
Bulwarks | A solid wall enclosing the perimeter of a weather or main deck for the protection of persons or objects on deck |
Doleful | To be sorrowful, mournful, or melancholy |
Sardonically | To mock, sneer, or be cynical |
Dirk | A dagger |
Perpetual | Continuing or enduring forever, everlasting |
Hangdog | Browbeaten, defeated, intimidated |
Gesticulated | To make or use gestures |
Permeate | To pass into or through every part of |
Reprieve | Temporary relief |
Bulkhead | wall-like constructions inside a vessel, as for forming watertight compartments, subdividing space, |
Contempt | Mean, Vile, Worthless |
Countenance | Calm facial expression |
Perception | to restrain; subdue |
Loomed | Characterized by bitter or scornful derision, mocking, cynical, sneering |
Vexation | State of being vexed, irritated |