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| Antarctica | fifth largest of the earth's seven continents, located around the South Pole |
| endurance | To carry on through, despite hardships; undergo, to suffer patiently without yielding |
| barkentine | A sailing ship with from three to five masts of which only the foremast is square-rigged, the others being fore-and-aft rigged |
| knots | One nautical mile per hour |
| sledge | A vehicle mounted on low runners drawn by work animals, such as horses or dogs, and used for transporting loads across ice, snow, and rough ground |
| ration | A fixed portion, especially an amount of food allotted to persons in military |
| delicacy | Something pleasing and appealing, especially a choice food |
| gramophone | A record player; a phonograph |
| carcass | The dead body of an animal, especially one slaughtered for food |
| putrefy | To cause to decay and swell, to increase in size or volume as a result of internal pressure; expand, a foul odor, to make gangrenous |
