| A | B |
|---|
| apoplexy | a stroke caused by a rupture or obstruction of an arter of the brain |
| mutiny | refusal to obey, especially military or naval authority |
| marooned | to place or leave in hopeless isolation |
| solitude | state of being alone; seclusion |
| avowed | declared openly; admitted |
| pikes | foot soldiers' weapons |
| grog | any intoxicating liqour |
| sabre | a sword with a somewhat curved blade |
| scour | to make clean; to clear away |
| hearkening | to listen; give heed to |
| desperados | desperate criminals |
| repugnance | aversion; loathing |
| personage | a person of distinction |
| buccaneers | pirates |
| ruffian | a cruel, brutal person |
| musketry | muskets, firearms carried by foot soldiers |
| cannikin | a small can or drinking vessel |
| folly | a foolish act or idea |
| befall | to happen to |
| admixture | that which is added to anything by mixing |
| reverberations | echoes of sound |
| bygones | past; gone by |
| durst | dared; not afraid |
| acquiescence | act of complying passively without implying agreement |
| cache | a hole in the ground used for a hiding place for provisons |
| comrade | a mate; companion; associate |
| ricochet | a skip with a glancing rebound |
| loophole | a small opening through which small arms may be discharged |
| teetotum | a child's toy, somewhat like a top |
| inkling | a hint; a slight knowledge or vague notion |
| gibbet | a kind of gallows |
| sidled | moved sideways |
