The Veins of the Ocean Part 1

Question 1

gown

Answer 1

a woman’s dress or robe, especially one that is full-length.

Question 2

thimble

Answer 2

a small cap, usually of metal, worn over the fingertip to protect it when pushing a needle through cloth in sewing.

Question 3

sachet

Answer 3

a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.

Question 4

frump

Answer 4

a person who is dowdy, drab, and unattractive

Question 5

shanty

Answer 5

a crudely built hut, cabin, or house.

Question 6

cinder

Answer 6

a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.

Question 7

dilapidated

Answer 7

reduced to or fallen into partial ruin or decay, as from age, wear, or neglect.

Question 8

promiscuous

Answer 8

characterized by or involving indiscriminate mingling or association, especially having sexual relations with a number of partners on a casual basis.

Question 9

churn

Answer 9

a container or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make butter.

Question 10

stucco

Answer 10

an exterior finish for masonry or frame walls, usually composed of cement, sand, and hydrated lime mixed with water and laid on wet.

Question 11

dilute

Answer 11

to make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by the addition of water or the like.

Question 12

scavenging

Answer 12

to take or gather (something usable) from discarded material.

Question 13

rancorous

Answer 13

bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.

Question 14

somber

Answer 14

gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted:

Question 15

fidget

Answer 15

to move about restlessly, nervously, or impatiently.

Question 16

turnpike

Answer 16

a high-speed highway, especially one maintained by tolls.

Question 17

dingy

Answer 17

of a dark, dull, or dirty color or aspect; lacking brightness or freshness.

Question 18

penitentiary

Answer 18

a place for imprisonment, reformatory discipline, or punishment, especially a prison maintained in the U.S. by a state or the federal government for serious offenders.

Question 19

kitchenette

Answer 19

a very small, compact kitchen.

Question 20

thicket

Answer 20

a thick or dense growth of shrubs, bushes, or small trees; a thick coppice.

Question 21

shallow

Answer 21

of little depth; not deep:

Question 22

menacing

Answer 22

something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:

Question 23

periphery

Answer 23

the external boundary of any surface or area.

Question 24

yank

Answer 24

to pull or remove abruptly and vigorously:

Question 25

charter

Answer 25

a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.

Question 26

solitude

Answer 26

the state of being or living alone; seclusion:

Question 27

inlet

Answer 27

an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.

Question 28

clandestine

Answer 28

characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious:

Question 29

defection

Answer 29

desertion from allegiance, loyalty, duty, or the like; apostasy:

Question 30

dowdy

Answer 30

not stylish; drab; old-fashioned:

Question 31

drab

Answer 31

dull; cheerless; lacking in spirit, brightness, etc.

Question 32

malice

Answer 32

desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:

Question 33

subvert

Answer 33

to overthrow (something established or existing).

Question 34

apostasy

Answer 34

a total desertion of or departure from one’s religion, principles, party, cause, etc.