5th Grade Vocabulary

Question 1

Flattered

Answer 1

to praise excessively especially from motives of self-interest

Question 2

Voyage

Answer 2

an act or instance of traveling

Question 3

Scarcely

Answer 3

by a narrow margin

Question 4

Rigging

Answer 4

lines and chains used aboard a ship especially in working sail and supporting masts and spars

Question 5

Sunbleached

Answer 5

to make whiter or lighter especially by physical or chemical removal of color

Question 6

Coil

Answer 6

to wind into rings or spirals

Question 7

Slight

Answer 7

deficient in weight, solidity, or importance

Question 8

Bleak

Answer 8

exposed and barren and often windswept

Question 9

Fringe

Answer 9

an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band

Question 10

Pinnices

Answer 10

a light sailing ship

Question 11

Molasses

Answer 11

the thick dark to light brown syrup that is separated from raw sugar in sugar manufacture

Question 12

Stench

Answer 12

a characteristic repugnant quality

Question 13

Deadlight

Answer 13

a metal cover or shutter fitted to a port to keep out light and water

Question 14

Admiration

Answer 14

a feeling of respect and approval

Question 15

Stout

Answer 15

strong of character

Question 16

Capstan Bars

Answer 16

a machine for moving or raising heavy weights that consists of a vertical drum which can be rotated and around which cable is turned

Question 17

Quarter Deck

Answer 17

the stern area of a ship’s upper deck

Question 18

Tedious

Answer 18

tiresome because of length or dullness : BORING