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"A Night To Remember" Vocab Week 2 Flashcards

1
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Punctilious

A

Showing Great Attention to Detail or Correct Behavior

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Dragoman

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An Interpreter chiefly of Arabic, Turkish, or Persian employed especially in near east.

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Rosary

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A String of Beads and a cross used in Counting Prayers especially of Roman Catholic

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Futile

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Serving No Useful Purpose

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Chivalry

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Very Polite, Honest and Kind Behavior especially from men towards women.

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Wag

A

Joker

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Elusive

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Difficult to find, catch, or achieve.

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Rebuke

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To criticize sharply

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Gallant

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Spirited, Brave, Heroic, Special Respect to Women.

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Wallowing

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To Roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner, lie in a state of sadness

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Quartermaster

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An officer with particular responsibility for steering the ship & signaling other ships.

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Morse lamp

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A blinker lamp for signaling in Morse Code

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Ship Steward

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Housekeeper of a ship - takes care of housekeeping, food, & other services on the ship

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ebullient

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boiling or agitated as if boiling.

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irrefutable

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impossible to deny or disprove

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urbanity

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suavity, courteousness, and refinement of manner

17
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listing

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when a vessel takes on water and tilts to one side

18
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founder

A

when a ship fills with water and sinks

19
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jostling

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push, elbow, or bump against (someone) roughly, typically in a crowd

20
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Incredulous

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Unwilling or unable to believe something

21
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stern

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back of boat

22
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bow

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front of boat

23
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starboard

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right side of boat

24
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port

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left side of boat

25
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aft

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on the ship, towards the back

26
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keel

A

dip in bottom of boat

27
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knots

A

how fast you’re going on a ship

28
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bridge

A

where the captain navigates the ship

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