treasure island Word Scramble
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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 |
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daniel m
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