Rogue Wave Vocabulary

Question 0

The curly foamy top of a wave

Answer 0

crest

Question 1

A hollow between two wave crests in the sea

Answer 1

trough

Question 2

A sailing ship with two or more masts, typically with the foremast smaller than the mainmast, and having a gaff-rigged lower mast

Answer 2

Schooner

Question 3

The kitchen in a ship or aircraft

Answer 3

galley

Question 4

Say or estimate a specified thing will happen in the future or will be a consequence of something

Answer 4

predict

Question 5

The science of surveying and charting bodies of water

Answer 5

Hydrography

Question 6

a place deserted of people and in a state of dismal and emptiness

Answer 6

Desolate

Question 7

A slow regular movement of the sea in rolling waves that do not break

Answer 7

Swells

Question 8

The side of the ship that is on the right when one is facing forward

Answer 8

Starboard

Question 9

Secure with a rope

Answer 9

Belayed

Question 10

Main body of a ship or vessel

Answer 10

Hull

Question 11

the process or activity of accurately ascertaining one’s position and planning and following a route

Answer 11

Navigation

Question 12

A town or city with a harbor where ships load and unload

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Port

Question 13

A position where the top is directly above the bottom

Answer 13

Vertical

Question 14

The rear of the boat

Answer 14

Stern

Question 15

a tall upright post in ships and especially in sailboats which have a sail or sails

Answer 15

Mast

Question 16

a series of moves requiring skill and care

Answer 16

Maneuvering

Question 17

Level of water usually reached on a ship

Answer 17

Waterline

Question 18

A recess in the wall of a room

Answer 18

Alcove

Question 19

scattered fragments of something wrecked or destroyed

Answer 19

Debris

Question 20

The lowest internal portion of the hull

Answer 20

Bilges

Question 21

the point on which a lever rests or is supported and on which it pivots

Answer 21

Fulcrum

Question 22

A longitudinal structure line along the centerline at the bottom of a vessel’s hull on which the res

Answer 22

Keel

Question 23

The provision of fresh air to a room

Answer 23

Ventilation

Question 24

Certain to happen

Answer 24

Inevitability

Question 25

To bury or trap something

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Entombing

Question 26

Courageous and determined

Answer 26

Spunky

Question 27

In a way that is uncertain, indefinite, or unclear

Answer 27

Vaguely

Question 28

A dividing wall or barrier between compartments of a ship

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Bulkhead

Question 29

Strange and frightening

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Eerie

Question 30

Done without confidence; hesitant

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Tentatively

Question 31

Enough or more than enough; plenty

Answer 31

Ample

Question 32

Physically explored or examined

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Probe

Question 33

A word or sound repeated to aid in concentration in meditation

Answer 33

Mantra

Question 34

Damp,musty,and typically cold

Answer 34

Dank

Question 35

The line at which Earth’s surface and sky appear to meet

Answer 35

Horizon

Question 36

Darkness or thick mist that makes it difficult to see

Answer 36

Murk

Question 37

Experiencing nervousness, worry ,or unease, typically an event or something with an uncertain outcome

Answer 37

Anxious

Question 38

To remove or take out by effort or force

Answer 38

Extract

Question 39

A mischievous child

Answer 39

Imp

Question 40

In a very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect

Answer 40

Derelict