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Dr. Kathy Hickie |
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Pirates!Vocabulary Pirates 1. scudding- p. 17 -Nautical. to run before a gale with little or no sail set. 2. squall – p. 17 -a sudden, violent gust of wind, often accompanied by rain, snow, or sleet. 3. corrupt – p. 18 - decayed; putrid. 4. gibbet – p. 18 - noun a gallows with a projecting arm at the top, from which the bodies of criminals were formerly hung in chains and left suspended after execution. 5. freight – p. 18 - goods, cargo, or lading transported for pay, whether by water, land, or air. 6. avert – p. 19 - to turn away or aside: to avert one's eyes. 7. broadsides – p. 22 -the whole side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter. Also called broadside ballad. a song, chiefly in 16th- and 17th-century
8. proficient – p. 22 - well-advanced or competent in any art, science, or subject; skilled: a proficient swimmer. 9. grievous – p. 22 - burdensome or oppressive. 10. effigy – p. 24 - a representation or image, esp. sculptured, as on a monument. Idiom
11. muscovado – p. 25 - raw or unrefined sugar, obtained from the juice of the sugar cane by evaporating and draining off the molasses.
12. laborious – p. 25 - characterized by or requiring extreme care and much attention to detail: laborious research. 13. indulgent – p. 26 -benignly lenient or permissive: an indulgent parent. 14. masquerade – p. 30 - a costume or disguise worn at such a gathering. 15. berth – p. 32 - the space allotted to a vessel at anchor or at a wharf. 16. disconsolate – p. 32 without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable: Loss of her pet dog made her disconsolate. 17. bollard – p. 32 a thick, low post, usually of iron or steel, mounted on a wharf or the like, to which mooring lines from vessels are attached. 18. scarification – p. 33 the results of creating a design on (the skin) by means of shallow cuts 19. gimcrack – p. 34 showy but useless. 20. askance p. 34 with suspicion, mistrust, or disapproval: He looked askance at my offer. 21. refinement – p. 35 -fineness or elegance of feeling, taste, manners, language, etc. 22. uncouth – p. 37 awkward, clumsy, or unmannerly: uncouth behavior; an uncouth relative who embarrasses the family. 23. miasmas p. 38 noxious exhalations from putrescent organic matter; poisonous germs polluting the atmosphere. 24. complacency – p. 42 a feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger, defect, or the like; 25. accoutrements p. 42 the equipment, excluding weapons and clothing, of a soldier. 26. tar p. 44 a seaman below the rank of officer. 27. incommoded p. 46 to impede; hinder. 28. perambulate – p. 55 to walk through, about, or over; travel through 29. pedigree p. 56 an ancestral line; line of descent; lineage; ancestry. 30. ardour (ardor) p. 57 intense devotion, eagerness, or enthusiasm; zeal: his well-known ardor for Chinese art. 31. haughty – p. 57 disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious: haughty aristocrats; a haughty salesclerk. 32. trifle p. 61 to deal lightly or without due seriousness or respect: Don't trifle with me! 33. dishevel p. 66 to cause untidiness and disarray in: The wind disheveled the papers on the desk. 34. encase –p. 66 to enclose in or as in a case: We encased the ancient vase in glass to preserve it. 35. pilfer p. 66 to steal, esp. in small quantities. 36. infirmity -.o, 68 a physical weakness or ailment: the infirmities of age. 37. apoplexy – p. 71 a stroke 38. deceptive – p. 72 perceptually misleading: It looks like a curved line, but it's deceptive. 39. genuflection p. 75 an act of bending the knee or touching it to the ground in reverence or worship. 40. aggrieve –p. 80 to afflict with pain, anxiety, etc. 41. sustenance p. 81 food, nourishment 42. melancholy – p. 81 a gloomy state of mind, esp. when habitual or prolonged; depression. 43. florid p. 83 reddish; ruddy; rosy: a florid complexion. 44. salver p. 85 a tray, esp. one used for serving food or beverages. 45. helmsman p. 86 a person who steers a ship.
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