Question | Answer |
buccaneer | a seaman; a pirate |
bearings | location |
sabre | saber, sword |
livid | angry |
capstan | a piece of equipment on a ship used to weigh anchor or to raise heavy sails |
ruffian | a cruel, tough person; a bully |
scroundrel | someone who does evil deliberately; a villain |
assizes | court proceedings |
magistrate | a public official for justice; a judge |
hulking | of great size and bulk |
oilcloth | 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 a high pitched, whiny noise |
miscreant | a person with no morals |
spurned | rejected |
lugger | a small boat |
clambered | climbed awkwardly; scrambled |
apoplexy | a stroke |
condescending | to treat another as if he/she/it were beneath one's dignity; to patronize or disrespect |
a trump | in a card game, the suit that ranks above all the others; also, a brass instrument with a brilliant tone |
prodigiously | in a manner far beyond what is usual; exceptionally |
ambiguity | confusion; lack of clarity |
trifle | a tiny detail |
calumnies | lies; slandering |
odious | detestable |
abominable | awful |
indomitable | impossible to stop |
forelock | a lock of hair that has one end that turns on a headed pin |
bustle | a flurry of activity |
grog | rum diluted with water |
pannikin | a small tin cup |
mizzen-top | the topsail on the mizzenmast, th one behind the main mast |
duplicity | being two faced; deceptive |
pretence | the act of pretending to |
broadside | in a battle, tha simultaneous firing of all tha cannons on one side of the warship |