new new english vocab Flashcards
1
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Brig
A
two-masted sailing ship with square rigging on both masts
2
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Loathsome
A
Causing hatred or disgust.
3
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Bowsprit
A
An extension that is bolted to the deck at the bow and extends out, over the water
4
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Stern
A
The rear of a boat.
5
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Rigging
A
Everything on a sailboat or ship that holds the sails up
6
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Brawny
A
physically strong; muscular.
7
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Mutiny
A
forcible or passive resistance to lawful authority
8
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Bow
A
The front of the ship
9
Q
Porter
A
A person who carries luggage and other loads.
10
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galley
A
a large low ship of olden times moved by oars and sails
11
Q
head
A
the bow or fore part of a ship
12
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Dirk
A
a short dagger of a kind formerly carried by Scottish Highlanders.
13
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Hostile
A
unfriendly; antagonistic
14
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Garb
A
a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind
15
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forecastle
A
forward deck of a ship.
