The Wreckers Vocabulary Chapters 6-8
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The Wreckers
VocabularyChapters 6-8
Chapter 6
1. brink2. spindrift3. corpse4. embayed5. specters6. plunder7. naught
brink
• The edge of a slope
spindrift
• Windblown sea spray
corpse
• A dead body
embayed
• To detain, or keep, in a bay
specters
• A ghost or phantom
plunder
• Goods taken by force or stolen
naught
• nothing
Chapter 7
1. clamor2. tempests3. flinched4. tetched5. headstrong6. gallivanting7. sinkhole8. phosphorus9. reek
10. perish
clamor
• A loud, sustained noise
tempests
• A violent windstorm
flinched
• To start or wince involuntarily, as from a surprise or pain
tetched
• Somewhat imbalanced mentally, touched or crazy
headstrong
• Determined to have one’s own way, stubborn and willful
gallivanting
• To roam about in search of pleasure or amusement
sinkhole
• A natural depression in a land surface communicating with a subterranean passage, formed by the collapse of a tavern roof
phosphorus
• A highly reactive and flammable substance
reek
• To give off or fill with a strong, unpleasant odor
perish
• To die or be destroyed
Chapter 8
1. clamber2. Ghosted3. scowled4. gunwales5. chanteys6. flagon7. smuggler8. petty9. excise men
10. farce11. smug12. cromlech
clamber
• To climb with difficulty, awkwardly
ghosted
• To move noiselessly, like a ghost
scowled
• To express with a frowning facial expression
gunwales
• The upper edge of the side of a vessel (so called because guns were mounted on it)
chanteys
• A song sung by sailors to the rhythm of their movements while working
flagon
• A large vessel with a handle and spout, used for holding wine or liquors
smuggler
• To illegally bring goods in/out by stealth, without paying customs taxes on them
petty
• Minor, unimportant
Excise men
• An officer who inspects items and decides what shall be taxed
farce
• An empty show, a mockery
smug
• Exhibiting or showing a look of great satisfaction with oneself or one’s situation
cromlech
• A prehistoric monument circling a mound. Usually a tomb consisting of 2 or more upright stones with a capstone, believed to have been buried in the earth with a central opening.