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Blizzard of Glass
Chapters 1-7 vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |