TR Sections 19-22 Vocab

Question 1

Transom

Answer 1

The flat surface forming the stern of a vessel

Question 2

Davits

Answer 2

A small crane on board a ship, esp. one of a pair for suspending or lowering a lifeboat

Question 3

Turnbuckles

Answer 3

A coupling with female screw threads used to connect two rods, lengths of boat rigging, etc., lengthwise and to regulate their length or tenison

Question 4

Humidor

Answer 4

An airtight container for keeping cigars or tobacco moist

Question 5

Sextant

Answer 5

An instrument with a graduated are of 60 degrees and a sighting mechanism, used for measuring the angular distances between objects and esp. for taking altitudes in navigation

Question 6

Baize

Answer 6

A coarse, felt-like, woolen material that is typically green, used for covering billiard and card tables and for aprons

Question 7

Windfall

Answer 7

A piece of unexpected good fortune, typically one that involves receiving a large amount of money

Question 8

Tendrils

Answer 8

A slender threadlike appendage of a climbing plant, often growing in a spiral form, that stretches out and twines around any suitable support (an Aaron Smelly plant)

Question 9

Magnesium

Answer 9

The chemical element of atomic number 12,a silver-white metal of the alkaline earth series. It is used to make strong lightweight alloys

Question 10

Conjuring

Answer 10

the performance of tricks that are seemingly magical, typically involving sleight of hand

Question 11

Travois

Answer 11

A type of sled formerly used by North American Indians to carry goods, consisting of two joined poles dragged by a horse or dog

Question 12

Pruned

Answer 12

Trim (a tree, shrub, or bush) by cutting away dead or overgrown branches or stems

Question 13

Sheaves

Answer 13

A bundle of grain stalks laid lengthwise and tied together after reaping

Question 14

Cognate

Answer 14

Related; connected

Question 15

Imponderable

Answer 15

A factor that is difficult or impossible to estimate or assess

Question 16

Solmen

Answer 16

A megalithic tomb with a large flat stone laid on upright ones, found chiefly in Britain and France

Question 17

Oracles

Answer 17

A priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from the gods in classical antiquity

Question 18

Moldering

Answer 18

Slowly decay or disintegrate, esp. because of neglect

Question 19

Sloe

Answer 19

The small bluish-black fruit of the blackthorn, with a sharp sour taste

Question 20

Lampblack

Answer 20

A black pigment made from soot

Question 21

Rickets

Answer 21

A disease of children caused by vitamin D deficiency, characterized by imperfect calcification, softening, and distortion of the bones typically resulting in bow legs

Question 22

Congealing

Answer 22

Solidify or coagulate, esp. by cooling

Question 23

Bollards

Answer 23

A short, thick post on the deck of a ship or on a wharf, to which a ship’s rope may be scrured

Question 24

Gantry

Answer 24

A bridge-like overhead structure with a platform supporting equipment such as a crane, railroad signals, lights, or cameras

Question 25

Cane

Answer 25

The hollow, jointed stem of a tall grass, esp. bamboo or sugar can, or the stem of a slender palm such as rattan

Question 26

Suture

Answer 26

A stitch or row of stitches holding together the edges of a wound or surgical incision

Question 27

Lee

Answer 27

Shelter from wind or weather given by a neighboring object, esp. nearby land

Question 28

Askew

Answer 28

Now in a straight or level positon

Question 29

Incinerate

Answer 29

Destroy (something, esp. waste material) by burning

Question 30

Tabernacle

Answer 30

A fixed or movable habitation, typically of light construction

Question 31

Isthmus

Answer 31

A narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land

Question 32

Bandolier

Answer 32

A shoulder-belt with loop or pockets for cartridges

Question 33

Skirmishes

Answer 33

An episode of irregular or unpremeditated fighting, esp. between small or outlying parts of armies or fleets

Question 34

Wimpled

Answer 34

A cloth headdress covering the head, the neck, and the sides of the face, formerly worn by women and still worn by some nuns

Question 35

Vermicvulate

Answer 35

Marked with sinuous or wavy lines