Idiomatic Sources/Non-Christian and Sea Terms

Question 1

abominate

Answer 1

regard as a bad omen

Question 2

inaugurate

Answer 2

make a formal beginning by consulting the omens

Question 3

auspicious

Answer 3

good omen, appearance of a flock of six white doves

Question 4

monster

Answer 4

abnormally formed animal regarded as a portent of evil

Question 5

enthusiasm

Answer 5

state of having a god within

Question 6

oracular

Answer 6

oracles that speak with voices of the gods, solemn and wise

Question 7

termagant

Answer 7

mistaken belief of a diety, “a woman of violent temper”

Question 8

juggernaut

Answer 8

irresistibile force which blindly runs over whatever gets in its way

Question 9

thug

Answer 9

a secret religious group that murdered for its goddess

Question 10

mufti

Answer 10

civilian clothes worn by soldiers

Question 11

fetish

Answer 11

a charm

Question 12

taboo

Answer 12

religious prohibitions placed upon certain objects or words or actions, restrictions enforced by social custom

Question 13

aloof

Answer 13

side toward the wind

Question 14

to be taken aback

Answer 14

unmanageable vessel because its sails were backward due to winds

Question 15

rummage

Answer 15

arrangement of cargo in a ship’s hold

Question 16

junk

Answer 16

pieces of old rope kept around a ship

Question 17

filibuster

Answer 17

one who makes an unauthorized attack for personal gain against a country with which his own nation was at peace

Question 18

leeway

Answer 18

margin for error, allowance to be made for sideward motion

Question 19

careen

Answer 19

tilting a vessel on its side in order to make repairs on sections below the waterline

Question 20

tide over

Answer 20

rely on a high tide to carry a ship over an obstruction

Question 21

mainstay

Answer 21

chief support

Question 22

make headway

Answer 22

reach shore

Question 23

arrive

Answer 23

reach shore