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The Cay Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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What does Mutiny mean? | revolt or rebellion against constituted authority, especially by sailors against their officers. |
What does Ballast mean? | any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability. |
What does Distilled mean? | obtained or produced by distillation. |
What does sextant mean? | an astronomical instrument used to determine latitude and longitude at sea by measuring angular distances, especially the altitudes of sun, moon, and stars. |
What does alabaster mean? | a finely granular variety of gypsum, often white and translucent, used for ornamental objects or work, such as lamp bases, figurines, etc. |
What does calypso mean? | a musical style of West Indian origin, influenced by jazz, usually having topical, often improvised, lyrics. |
What does despair mean? | loss of hope; hopelessness. |
What does parch mean? | to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat,sun, and wind do. |
What does roused mean? | to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity,fancied security, apathy, depression,etc |
What does deftly mean? | exterous; nimble; skillful; clever |