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mojal 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cultist | a person who is so dedicated to a cause that they could be considered to be followers of a cult, or a small group of people with very specific beliefs |
| desolated | to make a place depressingly empty or bare |
| evoke | brings or recalls to the conscious mind |
| flywheel | a heavy revolving wheel in a machine that is used to increase the machine's momentum |
| gunwale | the upper edge of the side of a boat or ship |
| helgramite | the larva of a dobson fly, often used as fishing bait |
| illusion | something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality |
| imperceptibly | very slightly or with subtlety |
| inboard | hidden within a boat; not visibly attached at the back |
| incessant | continuing without interruption; unending |
| indelible | not able to be forgotten or removed |
| jollity | lively and cheerful activity or celebration |
| a spark produced by the jumping of electricity across a gap | |
| languidly | in a way that lacks vitality or energy; lazily |
| mackerel | saltwater fish found in both temperate and tropical seas, mostly living along the coast |
| make-and-break | dependable, sturdy, single cylinder, gasoline engines |
| marred | damaged or spoiled to a certain extent; disfigured or defaced |
| melodrama | a sensational, exaggerated performance |
| mirage | something that is an illusion, without substance or reality |
| moorings | the places where ropes, chains, or anchors hold a boat to shore |
| Moxie | (proper noun): a brand of carbonated beverage that is among the first mass-produced soft drinks in the United States; now owned by the Coca Cola Company |
| nostalgia | mollusks with a brown or purplish-black shell |
| one-cylinder | a sentimental and often happy longing or affection for the past |
| oppression | engines with on single cylinder, which makes them simpler and more compact and often used for smaller machinery |
| partitions | a feeling of being very uncomfortable and worried |
| pensively | : barriers that separate or divide |
| perpetuating | dreamily or wistfully thought |
| petulant | making something continue indefinitely |
| placidity | childishly sulky or bad-tempered |
| plantains | a calm or peaceful quality |
| poised | types of bananas containing high levels of starch and little sugar, which are harvested green and widely used as a cooked vegetable in the tropics |
| Pond's Extract | having a composed and confident manner |
| premonitory | a simple mixture of witch hazel distillate and preserved alcohol; used for healing, especially of the skin |
| primeval | warning about something unpleasant before it happens |
| revival | ancient; existing at or from a very early time |
| ringworm | a performance of a play that has not been seen for a long time |
| rudder | a contagious itching skin disease occurring in small circular patches, caused by any of a number of fungi and affecting primarily the scalp or the feet |
| sarsaparilla | a flat piece hinged vertically near the stern of a boat or ship for steering |
| sedative | a sweetened carbonated beverage flavored with sassafras and oil distilled from a European birch |
| sensation | something that calms or soothes, sometimes to the point of sleep |
| spinner | a type of fishing lure that uses metal blade that spins to attract fish |
| teeming | to be filled or swarming with something |
| tranquil | peaceful; quiet; calm |
| Ubangi | referring to the people of the Ubangi River region of Central Africa who are known to wear large discs inserted into their lips |
| undulating | to form or move in waves |
| vivid | producing powerful feelings or strong, clear images in the mind |
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