The Cay Vocab 1-6

Question 1

refinery

Answer 1

noun

building for purifying petroleum

Question 2

schooner

Answer 2

noun

ship with 2 or more masts

Question 3

U-boat

Answer 3

noun

German submarine

Question 4

shuttled

Answer 4

verb

to move quickly back and forth

Question 5

massive

Answer 5

adjective
big and heavy
large and solid

Question 6

aviation

Answer 6

adjective

having to do with airplanes

Question 7

torpedo

Answer 7

noun

explosive device that travels underwater

Question 8

tankers

Answer 8

noun

ships for carrying oil or other liquids

Question 9

destroyers

Answer 9

noun

small and fast warships

Question 10

wrenching

Answer 10

verb

twisting or pulling tightly

Question 11

lubricating

Answer 11

verb

making slippery or smooth

Question 12

ebony

Answer 12

adjective
black
dark

Question 13

despair

Answer 13

noun

loss of hope

Question 14

outrageous

Answer 14

adjective
very bad
insulting
shocking

Question 15

clammy

Answer 15

adjective
cold
damp

Question 16

recollection

Answer 16

noun

memory

Question 17

haze

Answer 17

noun
a small amount of mist
smoke or dust

Question 18

horizon

Answer 18

noun

line where the Earth and sky seem to meet

Question 19

temporary

Answer 19

adjective

lasting for only a short time

Question 20

drone

Answer 20

noun

a deep, continuous humming sound

Question 21

port

Answer 21

adjective

on the left side of the ship

Question 22

anxiously

Answer 22

adjective
uneasily
distressingly

Question 23

scornfully

Answer 23

adjective
showing contempt (despise)

Question 24

harassment

Answer 24

noun

when some thing is disturbed, worried, or tormented

Question 25

surf

Answer 25

noun

waves breaking on the shore or reefs

Question 26

cay

Answer 26

noun

low island or reef