Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of the New World

Question 1

strait

Answer 1

a narrow channel joining two larger bodies of water

Question 2

haste

Answer 2

eagerness to act

Question 3

flask

Answer 3

a small container having a narrow neck and a cap

Question 4

vague

Answer 4

lacking definite shape, form, or character, indistinct

Question 5

cruise

Answer 5

a sea voyage

Question 6

reef

Answer 6

a strip of ridge of rocks, sand, or coral that rises to or near the surface of a body of water

Question 7

steer

Answer 7

guide or direct; follow or move in a set course

Question 8

yoke

Answer 8

the condition of being enslaved by a conqueror; contrivance for joining a pair of draft animals together

Question 9

freight

Answer 9

goods carried by a vessel

Question 10

thronged

Answer 10

full of vigorous life or activity

Question 11

keel

Answer 11

the main timber in a ship, extending from stem to stern at the bottom and supporting the whole frame

Question 12

eclipse - n.

Answer 12

the partial or complete blocking of one celestial body by another

Question 13

dense

Answer 13

closely crowded together; hard to penetrate

Question 14

buoy

Answer 14

hearten or inspire

Question 15

lodge

Answer 15

provide with temporary quarters, especially for sleeping

Question 16

plough

Answer 16

to cup a way through

Question 17

coast - n.

Answer 17

land next to the sea; seashore

Question 18

prey

Answer 18

having a wearing or destructive influence

Question 19

calm

Answer 19

an absence or ceasing of motion

Question 20

roam

Answer 20

to ramble; to rove; to move about from place to place