5th grade language arts cards Brooke Flashcards
To get a four
flattered
made to feel pleased by something good
voyage
a course or period of traveling by other than land routes
scarcely
by a narrow margin : only just
rigging
lines and chains used aboard a ship especially in working sail and supporting masts and spars
sunbleached
to change the color of something in the sun
coil
to wind into rings or spirals
Slight
a humiliating discourtesy
bleak
exposed and barren and often windswept
fringe
an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band
pinnaces
a light sailing ship
molasses
the thick dark to light brown syrup that is separated from raw sugar in sugar manufacture
stench
to emit a strong offensive odor
deadlights
a metal cover or shutter fitted to a port to keep out light and water
admiration
a feeling of respect and approval
stout
a fat person
capstan bars
a long lever for turning a capstan by hand.
quarterdeck
the stern area of a ship’s upper deck
tedious
tiresome because of length or dullness
retching
to make an effort to vomit
dismay
to cause to lose courage or resolution (as because of alarm or fear)
forbidding
such as to make approach or passage difficult or impossible
wharf
a structure built along or at an angle from the shore of navigable waters so that ships may lie alongside to receive and discharge cargo and passengers
throng
a crowding together of many persons
tainted
to contaminate morally
hawser
a large rope for towing, mooring, or securing a ship
hull
the frame or body of a ship or boat exclusive of masts, yards, sails, and rigging
clambered
to climb awkwardly (as by scrambling)
consent
to give assent or approval
