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TOMATS Vocab-English
The Old Many and The Sea Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| capes | point of land extending into the water |
| skiff | a small like row boat |
| plummets | small weights hung on the end of a line |
| Rigor Mortis | the stiffining of the muscles after death |
| warbler | song bird |
| braced | prepare oneself |
| teetered | sway |
| hoist | lift |
| bow | front part of a boat |
| lurch | lean or roll suddenly to one side |
| thrawt | blocking the way/ oppose and defeat |
| bitt | a strong post on a ship's deck |
| Mako shark | shark |
| interminabled | never stopping |
| malignancy | malicious |
| shovel-nosed shark | shark |
| phosphorescence | giving off light without any heat or cumbustion |
| fathoms | fathom measure length in the sea |
| bonita | salt water fish of the mackeral family |
| man of war bird | friggit bird |
| friggit bird | robs other fish of its prey |
| carapaced | the bone like covering of certain animals |
| grappes | virus like a severe cold |
| trout | tightly stretched |
| filament | thread like |
| iridescent | having an interplay of rainbow colors |
| gelativous | having the substance of jelly |