Glossary.
Chasm: yawning fissure or deep cleft in the
Duvan Jair Palacios Hernandez-20181265049.
Cristian Camilo Lopez Niño-20181265010.
William Gil-201812650.
Juan Felipe Tafur León- 20181265089.
A-B.
Amidships: in or toward the middle part of a ship or
aircraft;
Midway between the ends.
Barely: no more than; Scarcely.
Bargain: an advantageous purchase, esp. one acquired at
less than the usual cost.
An agreement between parties settling what each shall
give and take or perform and receive in a transaction.
Such an agreement as affecting one of the parties.
Bearing: the manner in which one conducts or carries
oneself, including posture and gestures.
Beat a hasty retreat: leave a place quickly in order to
avoid an embarrassing or dangerous situation.
Bowsprit: a spar projecting from the upper end of the
bow of a sailing vessel, for holding the tacks of various
jibs or stays and often supporting a jib boom.
Brittle: having hardness and stiffness but breaking easily
C.
earth's surface; gorge. A breach or wide fissure
in a wall or other structure.
Chipped: a small, slender piece, such as of wood,
separated by chopping or breaking.
Cliff: a steep high rock face, esp. one that runs
along the seashore and has the strata exposed.
Crevasses: a deep crack in the earth's surface,
the ice of a glacier, etc.
D.
Dinghy: any small boat designed as a tender or
lifeboat, esp. a small ship's boat, rowed, sailed, or
driven by a motor.
Dumbfounded: to make speechless with
amazement.
E.
Equipped: To provide with what is needed for use
or for an undertaking.
F.
Fabled: having no real existence;
Fictitious.
F.
Fathoms: a nautical unit of length equal to 6 feet Frenzied: wildly excited or enthusiastic.
(1.8 m)
Frigate: a fast naval vessel of the late 18th and
K. early 19th centuries, generally having a lofty ship
rig and heavily armed on one or two decks.
Keenly: finely sharpened; so shaped as to cut or O.
pierce readily.
Output: the quantity or amount of something
`
H-I.
Halt: to stop;
Cease moving, operating, etc., either permanently
or temporarily.
Hatred: the feeling of one who hates; intense
dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
Headlines: a statement printed in large letters at the
beginning of a newspaper article, summarizing the
subject of the article.
Hesitation: the act of hesitating;
A delay due to uncertainty of mind or fear.
Iron: a silver-white metallic element.
Implacable: Impossible to placate; not to be
pacified or stopped.
L.
Leapt: to spring through the air from one point or
position to another; jump.
Lieutenant: a rank in the armed forces above a
sergeant and below a captain.
M.
Maelstrom: a powerful whirlpool often dangerous
to approach.
N.
Needy: in a condition of need or want; poverty-
stricken; impoverished; extremely poor.
S.
Slithered: to move with a sliding motion, such as a
snake.
Shouldering: to burn without flame;
produced, esp. in a specified period.
P.
Pulsating: to expand and contract regularly; beat.
Pestered: to be a pest; trouble.
R.
Reddish: somewhat red; tending to red; tinged with
red.
Reef: a ridge or bank of rocks or sand, often of
coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
Responsive: responding esp. readily and
sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.
Rib: one of a series of curved bones connected to
the backbone and occurring in pairs on each side of
the body.
Rip: to cut or tear apart in a rough or vigorous
manner.
Ruthless: without pity or compassion; cruel;
merciless.
S.
Sickening jolt: suddenly felling of nausea.
Sliding: rising or falling, increasing or decreasing,
according to a standard or to a set of conditions.
Sighting: the power or ability of seeing; vision.
Struck: to deal (a blow) to (someone), as with the
`
Undergo slow or suppressed combustion. fist, a weapon, or a hammer.
Spout: to throw out with force, as in a stream or
jet.
Spur: au-shaped device attached to the heel of a
boot, having a pointed part that sticks out, used by T.
a rider to urge a horse forward.
S. The sea unicorn: a sea animal called Narwhal.
Spyglass: a small telescope.
Sailmaker: a person who makes or repairs sails. Staggering: causing shock, disbelief, or Threatening: warning, or showing by one's
astonishment. behavior, that one will injure, punish, or harm
Sap: a watery juice that passes through the tissues another.
of a plant. Steeply: having an almost vertical slope or angle.

Score a bull's eye: to achieve exactly what you

intended.

Seized: to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp