Cay Vocab Flashcards

1
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big and heavy; large and solid; bulky;huge

A

massive

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2
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ship with two or more masts

A

schooner

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3
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a coming before in order of importance; first important

A

priority

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4
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a low island; reef; key

A

cay

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5
Q

music from the west indies

A

calypso

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6
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a way of collecting water or an object

A

catchment

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7
Q

the hard black wood of a tropical tree; black

A

ebony

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8
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a form of speech spoken in a certain district

A

dialect

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9
Q

disease caused by parasites

A

malaria

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10
Q

it means to block the light from inside your house

A

blackout curtains

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11
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very definite or correct; exact

A

preciseso

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12
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tropical storm with violent wind and usually very heavy rain

A

hurricane

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13
Q

keep on annoying

A

badger(ing)

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14
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small spiny lobster

A

langosta

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15
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without purpose

A

aimless

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16
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stale; spoiled

A

rancid

17
Q

not easily angered; mild patient; lacking spirit

A

meek

18
Q

open rebellion against lawful authority

A

mutiny

19
Q

a building and machinery for purifying petroleum sugar or other things

A

refinery

20
Q

act or process of finding a ship or aircraft

A

navigation

21
Q

scattered fragrments

A

debris

22
Q

a sudden leaning or roll to one side

A

lurch(Ed)

23
Q

avoid noticing what one might have to condemn

A

conniving

24
Q

strip off the skin

A

flay(Ed)

25
Q

not to be trusted

A

treacherous

26
Q

the designing and manufacturing of aircraft especially airplanes; art of flying planes

A

avaition

27
Q

cause to lost hope; depressed

A

dishearten

28
Q

a large high ship; sailing ships 15-16 enturey

A

galleon

29
Q

instrument used by navigators; to measure the distant between two objects

A

sextant

30
Q

opinion formed without taking time to care

A

prejudice