| Merriam
Webster Online Dictionary |
| accuracy |
freedom
from mistake or error |
| admonition |
gentle
correction for a mistake |
| adoration |
to
adore |
| aglow |
glowing
because you are excited about something |
| alarm |
to
warn about danger |
| amber |
a
golden color |
| arose |
to
get up or stand up |
| astern |
in
the back of a boat |
| barb |
a
sharp tip |
| barren |
can
not produce offspring or to be empty |
| belfry |
steeple
of a church |
| benediction |
a
prayer |
| blunted |
to
be dull |
| braggart |
to
brag all the time |
| bulwark |
a solid raised structure for defense |
| caliper |
a
measuring tool with two arms that can move |
| carat |
a
unit of weight for measuring weight of jewels |
| coax |
to
convince to do something |
| cobblestone |
a
stone used to build a road |
| companion |
a
friend |
| coromuel |
strong
wind |
| cornhusk |
the
outer layer of a corn cob |
| cove |
a
small water inlet or bay |
| crevice |
a
crack |
| dawdle |
to
waste time or be slow getting somewhere |
| disgust |
something
distasteful |
| engulf |
to
cover completely |
| errand |
to
take a short trip to do something for someone else |
| fathom |
a
measurement of water depth |
| fend |
to
hold someone off; to take care of yourself |
| flaw |
an
imperfect section |
| flecked |
spotted |
| fleet |
a
group of ships that go together |
| fray |
a
small fight |
frijoles
(free holies) |
red
beans |
| furlong |
a
measurement of distance |
| haggled |
to
argue |
| harpoon |
a
rod with a sharp bent tip used to spear something |
| headland |
the
tip of a strip of land that sticks out into the sea |
| hillock |
a
small hill |
| huddle |
to
gather together for warmth or to talk |
| idle |
to
sit still or stay in one place |
| incense |
a
spice that can be burned for its odor |
| lagoon |
a
small inset land filled with water |
| ledger |
a
book used to keep track of money spent and taken in |
| lee |
the
back side |
| majestic |
to
have majesty |
| malice |
to
want to hurt someone on purpose |
| mantle |
a
shelf above a fireplace |
| milled |
to
manufacture |
| monstrous |
hideous
and fearsome |
| mourner |
to
be sad, especially about a persons death |
| multitude |
to
have many |
| niche |
a
place to store something |
| overcast |
sky
covered in clouds |
| paragon |
a
model of excellence or perfection |
peso
(payso) |
Spanish
coin |
| pinnacle |
the
top point |
| pride |
to
be proud |
| provision |
supplies |
| prow |
the
bow of a ship |
| puny |
very
small or weak |
| pursuing |
to
go after |
| receive |
to
accept |
| scarcely |
very
little of something |
| scoff |
to
make fun of |
| scraggly |
ragged |
| shaft |
long
rod |
| sheath |
covering
to place a knife |
| sickle |
a
hooked tool used to harvest |
| siesta |
a
nap |
| slit |
long
narrow cut out |
|
singlet |
a
shirt or jersey |
| solemnly |
serious |
| sprawl |
spread
out over a large area |
| superstitious |
to
be superstitious...believing in strange happenings caused by one thing
or another |
| swamped |
to
be filled with water |
| taut |
to
be tight..no slack |
| thrice |
three |
| throng |
a
group of angry people |
| tiller |
guides
the boat |
| timid |
shy |
| toll |
to
ring a bell |
| tremor |
shaking |
| vermillion |
shade
of the color blue |
| wedged |
to
be stuck between two things |
| wick |
a
string that draws liquid up |
| wrenched |
to
be twisted |