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Blizzard of Glass
Chapters 1-7 vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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maelstrom | a restless, disordered, or tumultuous state of affairs |
stevedore | individual engaged in a the loading or unloading of a vessel |
munitions | materials used in war, especially weapons and ammunition |
smudgy | smeared; smoky; marked with smears |
waft (verb) | to float or be carried , especially through the air |
bustle (verb) | to move or act with a great show of energy |
stoke (verb) | to poke, stir up, and feed a fire |
scaffolding | temporary structure for holding workers and materials during the construction, repair, or decoration of a building |
wharf | a structure built on the shore of or projecting into a harbor, stream, etc., sto that vessels may be moored alongside to load or unload or to lie at rest; pier |
seamstress | woman whose occupation is sewing |
moor | to secure a ship in a particular place, as by cables and anchors or by lines; to secure firmly |
sufficient | enough; adequate for the purpose |
hawser | a heavy rope for mooring or towing |