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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| buccaneer | a seaman; a pirate |
| bearings | location |
| sabre | saber, sword |
| livid | angry |
| capstan | a piece of equipment on a ship to weigh anchor or to raise heavy sails |
| ruffian | a cruel, tough person; a bully |
| scroundrel | someone who does evil deliberately; a villian |
| asssizes | court procedings |
| magistrate | a public official for justice; a judge |
| effectual | legal, forceful |
| 2nd list hulking | of great size and bulk |
| oilcolth | waterproof fabric, treated on one side with a drying oil or resin |
| glim | light; a candle or a lamp |
| skulking | avoiding work by pretending to be sick or incapacitated |
| squalling | making high-pitched, whiny noise |
| miscreant | a person with no morals |
| spurned | rejected |
| lugger | a small boat |
| clambered | climbed awkwardly; scrmbled |
| apoplexy | a stroke |
| 3rd condescending | to treat another as if he/she/it were beneath one's dignity; to petronize |
| atrocious | shockingly brutel or cruel |
| a trump | in a card game, the suit that ranks above all others; also, a brass instrument with a brilliant tone |
| prodigiously | in a manner far beyond what is usual; exceptionally |
| amiguity | confusion; lack of clarity |
| trifle | a tiny detail |
| calumnies | lies; slandering |
| odious | detestable |
| abominble | awful |
| indomitable | impossible to stop |