The Cay - 1st 9 Weeks Flashcards
(42 cards)
1
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Bow
A
The front of the ship
2
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Stern
A
The rear of the ship
3
Q
Schooner
A
Type of ship with at least two masts
4
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Trade winds
A
easterly winds in the tropics
5
Q
Starboard
A
on the right side of the boat
6
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Leeward
A
on the side of the boat from which the wind blows
7
Q
Ballast
A
heavy material used to stabilize a boat
8
Q
Deftly
A
Skillfully
9
Q
Flimsy
A
Unstable or delicate
10
Q
Plunge
A
To fall rapidly
11
Q
Douse
A
Soak
12
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Gasp
A
Gulp
13
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Scanned
A
Searched
14
Q
Anxious
A
Nervous, worried
15
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Serene
A
Calm or peaceful
16
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Surf
A
swell of the sea that breaks along the shore
17
Q
Confident
A
Certain or sure
18
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Gravely
A
Seriously
19
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Navigation
A
act of moving on water
20
Q
Smoldering
A
burning without flame
21
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Stun
A
Shock
22
Q
Submerge
A
To fully put under water
23
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Salvage
A
to save from being destroyed
24
Q
Tattered
A
Torn or ragged
25
Swiftly
Quickly
26
Frond
A large, long leaf
27
Thrashing
Moving about violently
28
Cease
To end
29
Jagged
Unevenly cut
30
Rigid
Not flexible
31
Crevice
A narrow opening
32
Meagerly
Sparingly
33
Malaria
a serious disease that causes chills and fever (passed by mosquito bites)
34
Diameter
a straight line from side of a circle to the other side, passing through the middle
35
Steadily
in a way that is fixed and alters little
36
Hoarsely
in way with a rough voice
37
Bung
a piece of wood or rubber used to cover a hole in a barrel
38
Debris
the remains of something broken; ruins
39
Drone
A deep, monotonous sound
40
Charter
to hire a ship, bus, or plane for temporary use
41
Reckoning
the act of calculating or judging something
42
Badgering
bothering or annoying with many questions/comments
