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| skiff | n. - a small, light boat with a mast for a single triangular sail |
| gaff | n. - a strong hook on a handle or barbed spear for pulling large fish out of the water. |
| gaunt | adj. - very thin and bony. |
| erosion | n. - a gradual eating or wearing away by glaciers, running water, waves, or wind. |
| green | adj. - full of life and strength. |
| thwart | n. - seat across a boat, on which a rower sits. |
| bow | n. - the forward part of a ship, boat, or aircraft. |
| stern | n. - the rear part of a ship, boat, or aircraft. |
| subdue | v.- to overcome by force; conquer. |
| dress | v. - make ready for use (food, skins, etc.) by subjecting to some particular process. |
| resolution | n. - power of holding firmly to a purpose; determination. |
| plummet | n. - something weighted or drawn down. |
| ineffectual | adj. - not able to produce the effect wanted; powerless. |
| filament | n. a very fine thread; very slender, threadlike part. |
| immune | adj. - protected from disease, poison, etc. |
| carapace | n. - shell or bony covering on the back of a turtle, armadillo, lobster, crab, etc. |
| contempt | n. - the feeling that a person, act, or thing is mean, low, or worthless; scorn. |
| mysticism | n. - vague or fuzzy thinking; dreamy speculation. |
| prism | n. - a transparent object, often of glass and usually with triangular ends, used for separating white light passing through it into its spectrum colors. |
| myriad | n. - a very great number. |
| annul | v. - make void; do away with; cancel. |
| tentative | adj. - done as a trial or experiment; hesitating. |
| imperceptible | adj. - cannot be perceived or felt; very slight. |
| despairing | adj. - hopeless |
| scythe | n. - a long, thin, slightly curved blade on a long handle, for dcutting grass, etc. |
| rapier | n. - a long and light sword used for thrusting. |
| coagulate | v. - to change from a liquid into a thickened mass; thicken |
| longitudinal | adj. - running lengthwise. |
| improvise | v. - make up on the spur of the moment. |
| undulation | n. - a wavey form. |
| precede | v. - to go or come before in order, place, or time. |
| maw | n. - stomach. |
| leprous | adj. - of or like leprosy, a chronic, infectious disease causing lumps or spots which may become ulcers. |
| placid | adj. - pleasantly calm or peaceful; quiet. |
| swamp | v. - to fill with water and sink. |
| wallow | v. - roll about; flounder. |
| boom | n. - a long pole or beam, used to extend the bottom of a sail. |
| tiller | n. - bar or handle at the stern used to turn the rudder in steering a boat. |
| disperse | v. - scatter throughout another substance or a mixture |
| malignancy | n. - tendency to be very dangerous; causing or threatening to cause death. |
| scavenger | n. - organism that feeds on decaying organic matter. |
| counsel | n./v. - carefully considered advice. |
| shingle | n. - loose stones or pebbles that lie on the seashore; coarse gravel. |
| proprietor | n. - person who owns something (restaurant, tavern, etc.) |
| lance | n. - a long wooden spear with a sharp iron or steel head. |
| temper | v. - to bring (steel or other metal) to a proper or desired condition or hardness, elasticity, etc., by heating and colling under controlled conditions. |
