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CD Ch 4-6 Vocab
vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| holystone | sandstone used to scrub ship decks |
| ire | anger |
| censure | expression of disapproval |
| impertinence | lack of respect or rudeness |
| presumptuous | acting without permission |
| slanderous | speaking falsely and maliciously |
| punctilious | very careful and exact |
| complicity | being involved with others in illegal activity |
| apprehensive | fearful that something bad will happen |
| promenade | walk for pleasure or display |
| round robin | signing names in a circle |
| disarray | a mess |
| disdain | considered unworthy |
| decrepit | old |
| dexterous | skills with hands |
| laconically | using very few words |
| bilge | ships hull where it meets its sides |
| brig | two mast, square-rigged ship |