"A Night To Remember" Vocab Week 2 Flashcards
Punctilious
Showing Great Attention to Detail or Correct Behavior
Dragoman
An Interpreter chiefly of Arabic, Turkish, or Persian employed especially in near east.
Rosary
A String of Beads and a cross used in Counting Prayers especially of Roman Catholic
Futile
Serving No Useful Purpose
Chivalry
Very Polite, Honest and Kind Behavior especially from men towards women.
Wag
Joker
Elusive
Difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
Rebuke
To criticize sharply
Gallant
Spirited, Brave, Heroic, Special Respect to Women.
Wallowing
To Roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner, lie in a state of sadness
Quartermaster
An officer with particular responsibility for steering the ship & signaling other ships.
Morse lamp
A blinker lamp for signaling in Morse Code
Ship Steward
Housekeeper of a ship - takes care of housekeeping, food, & other services on the ship
ebullient
boiling or agitated as if boiling.
irrefutable
impossible to deny or disprove
urbanity
suavity, courteousness, and refinement of manner
listing
when a vessel takes on water and tilts to one side
founder
when a ship fills with water and sinks
jostling
push, elbow, or bump against (someone) roughly, typically in a crowd
Incredulous
Unwilling or unable to believe something
stern
back of boat
bow
front of boat
starboard
right side of boat
port
left side of boat
