T, I vocab week 1
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| buccaneer | a seaman; a pirate
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| bearings | location
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| sabre | saber, sword
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| livid | angry
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| capstan | a piece of equipment on a ship used to weigh anchor or to raise heavy sails
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| ruffian | a cruel, tough person; a bully
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| scroundrel | someone who does evil deliberately; a villain
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| assizes | court proceedings
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| magistrate | a public official for justice; a judge
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| hulking | of great size and bulk
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| oilcloth | waterproof fabric, treated on one side with a drying oil or resin
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| glim | light; a candle or a lamp
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| skulking | avoiding work by pretending to be sick or incapacitated
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| squalling | making a high pitched, whiny noise
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| miscreant | a person with no morals
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| spurned | rejected
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| lugger | a small boat
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| clambered | climbed awkwardly; scrambled
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| apoplexy | a stroke
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| condescending | to treat another as if he/she/it were beneath one's dignity; to patronize or disrespect
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| a trump | in a card game, the suit that ranks above all the others; also, a brass instrument with a brilliant tone
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| prodigiously | in a manner far beyond what is usual; exceptionally
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| ambiguity | confusion; lack of clarity
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| trifle | a tiny detail
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| calumnies | lies; slandering
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| odious | detestable
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| abominable | awful
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| indomitable | impossible to stop
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| forelock | a lock of hair that has one end that turns on a headed pin
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| bustle | a flurry of activity
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| grog | rum diluted with water
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| pannikin | a small tin cup
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| mizzen-top | the topsail on the mizzenmast, th one behind the main mast
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| duplicity | being two faced; deceptive
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| pretence | the act of pretending to
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| broadside | in a battle, tha simultaneous firing of all tha cannons on one side of the warship
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