Vocab 3

Question 1

Punitive

Answer 1

inflicting or aiming to inflict punishment

Question 2

perverse

Answer 2

deviating from what is considered moral or right or proer

Question 3

convulsion

Answer 3

an intense, paroxysmal, involutntary muscular contraction

Question 4

delirious

Answer 4

wild with excitement or enthusiasm

Question 5

holler

Answer 5

to yell or shout

Question 6

bellow

Answer 6

to shout in a deep voice

Question 7

wheedle

Answer 7

try to persuade somebody using flattery or other inirect means

Question 8

hovel

Answer 8

a small, dirty, or poorly built house

Question 9

indigent

Answer 9

lacking the necessities of life, e.g. food, clothing, and shelter

Question 10

jounce

Answer 10

to shake, jolt, or bounce as in riding

Question 11

epedition

Answer 11

a short outing usually for a pleasurable purpose

Question 12

flophaul

Answer 12

a cheap rundown hotel or boarding house

Question 13

keelhaul

Answer 13

rebuke somebody

Question 14

troll

Question 15

chum

Answer 15

to fish by dragging a baited line through water

Question 16

gaff

Answer 16

a large iron hook attached to a pole and used to land large fish

Question 17

jetty

Answer 17

structure of stones projecting into a body of water to protect a harbor

Question 18

dismay

Answer 18

to cause someboy to feel discourged or disappointed

Question 19

venture

Answer 19

a major undertaking

Question 20

rivet

Answer 20

a fastener that is passed through a hole and flattened on the other