Vocabulary

Question 0

Define:

gaunt

Answer 0

very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

Question 1

Define:

Gaff

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Define:

benevolent

Answer 2

characterized by or suggestive of doing good; generous in providing aid to others

Question 3

Define:

oakum

Answer 3

loose hemp or jute fiber, sometimes treated with tar; used for caulking seams in wooden ship

Question 4

Define:

gelatinous

Answer 4

resembling gelatin or jelly

Question 5

Define:

earapace

Answer 5

a protective, shell-like covering likened to that of a turtle or crustacean

Question 6

Define:

myriad

Answer 6

constituting a very large, indefinite number; innumerable

Question 7

Define:

taut

Answer 7

pulled or drawn tight; not slack

Question 8

Define:

undulation

Answer 8

a regular rising and falling to alternating sides; movement in waves

Question 9

Define:

rapier

Answer 9

a light, sharp-pointed sword lacking a cutting edge and used only for thrusting

Question 10

Define:

burnished

Answer 10

to make smooth or glossy by or as if by rubbing; polish

Question 11

Define:

ceding

Answer 11

To surrender possession of

Question 12

Define:

placid

Answer 12

undisturbed by tumult or disorder; calm or quiet

Question 13

Define:

thwart

Answer 13

to oppose and defeat the effort, plans, or ambitions of

Question 14

Define:

malignancy

Answer 14

quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will