| A | B |
|---|
| torpedo | a self-propelled missile containing explosives launched from a submarine |
| schooner | a sailing vessel having a least two masts |
| submarine | a vessel that can be submerged and navigated underwater usually built for warfare and armed with torpedoes |
| U-boat | German submarine |
| lurched | rolled or pitched suddenly |
| palm fronds | leaves of a palm tree |
| thrashing | tossing or plunging about |
| calypso | a style of Caribbean music that originated in the British West Indies |
| douse | to plunge with water or other liquid |
| scorch | to dry up or wither with heat |
| stunned | to daze or make unconscious |
| scornfully | Harshly, loudly, to speak angrily and with contempt or hatred |
