Vocabulary_SuAhnChoi


 * Ch. 3 Vocabulary**


 * dimutiny:** rebellion
 * exiling:** outlawing
 * bailing hooks:** hooks used to move something
 * moor:** tie up
 * smithcraft:** the occupation of a smith
 * agile:** nimble
 * bowels:** interior
 * vigil:** a period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep
 * phlegmy:** with sluggishness or mucous
 * forging**: moving forward gradually or steadily
 * disembark:** leave a ship
 * gullet:** the passage by which food passes from the mouth to the stomach

**Ch.4 Vocabulary**


 * shrouds**: clothes wore by dead people during the funerals


 * reveling**: engaging in lively and noisy festivities


 * mischievous:** annoying, but not in such a bad way


 * sullen**: bad-tempered; gloomy


 * outwitted**: deceived or defeated by greater ingenuity


 * coursed**: the route or direction followed by a ship

**Chapter 5 Vocabulary**


 * Cannibal:** a person who eats the flesh of other human beings


 * Indifferent**: unconcerned; neither good or bad


 * Mumbling:** say something quietly


 * Trooping**: coming or going together in large numbers


 * Brutal**: savagely violent




 * Chapter 6 Vocabulary**

Perils: serious dangers Sentence: Although he knew many perils were beyond the adventure, Ulysses’ determination of going back home was never weakened.

Inhabitants: people or animals living in particular places Sentence: Taino Indians were the first inhabitants of Puerto Rico.

Moored: to attach a boat to a fixed object or land using rope (secure a boat) Sentence: The boat was moored to a nearby tree by one of the sailors as he found out that the boat was in danger.

Marrow: inner part of the bone Sentence: My bone marrow was cut as I fell down the stairs.

Ogres: man-eating giants Sentence: The ogres were green, ugly giants trying to kill the innocent human beings.

Provisioned: to be supplied with enough of something Sentence: The soldiers were provisioned with enough war-time supplies.

Sorcery: magic using evil spirits Sentence: Our ancestors used to ask for good luck using sorcery.

Ethical: connected with morals or principles Sentence: Many stories with ethical morals, the angel and the devil come out.

**Chapter 7 Vocabulary**

loom: emerge Sentence: As the mist slowly disappeared, the man in a black coat loomed suspiciously.

skiff: any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person Sentence: When the ship was on fire, only one of the crew could survive by rowing a skiff attached to the ship.

spur: encourage Sentence: He started to attend high school again when he was spurred by his mom.

haughtily: proudly Sentence: The governor haughtily signed an autograph for a young boy.

gorged: gobbled Sentence: The dog gorged up his food as fast as he could, so no one could steal it.

prophesy: foretell Sentence: She could easily prophesy her daughter's future because she has dreamt a strange dream before the baby was born.

glut: overload Sentence: He glutted his boat with supplies.

venerable: honored Sentence: He is a venerable, respected professor of Harvard University.

intoxicating: exhilarating Sentence: It was such an intoxicating adventure of Indiana Jones.



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Su Ahn Choi 7G September 22nd, 2009

Vocabulary Worksheet, Chapter 6 and 7 Ulysses Fill in the blank. Use the following words correctly to complete the sentences. ethical skiff glut loom marrow haughtily venerable inhabitants gorged intoxicating

1. The girl responded haughtily when she was told she could not go to the dance. 2. Ethical behavior is important in building oneʼs character. 3. The inhabitants of most countries must possess an identiﬁcation card. 4. A loom is an instrument used for weaving. 5. There was a glut of ﬁsh at the market so the prices were low. 6. The hungry wolves gorged on the deerʼs ﬂesh. 7. The cold wind chilled me to the marrow of my bones. 8. His grandfather was a venerable ofﬁcer in the Navy. 9. That new perfume has an intoxicating scent. 10. We rowed the skiff ashore.

Write sentences of your own for these words.

perils: The adventure of perils was waiting for Ulysses. provisioned: The soldiers were provisioned with numerous and plentiful supplies. prophesy: The prophesy foretold that two girls and a boy would save the inhabitants of Africa when the Americans invade. moored: The boat was moored to a nearby tree to be supported. sorceries: He believed that the sorceries had actually led to his success. ogres: The Cyclops were the ogres who didn’t care about innocent human-beings’ lives. spur: I was spurred by my parents to attend the school again.


 * Chapter 8**

girdling: encircle with or as a girdle or belt foretold: predict curdle: separate or cause to separate into curds or lumps feeble: lacking physical strength gurgle: make a hollow bubbling sound like that made by water running out of a bottle fathoms: units of length equal to six feet counsel: advice


 * Chapter 9**

spawned: generated; given rise to

sheared: to progress by

rendezvous: a place designated for a meeting or assembling, esp. of troops or ships.

vengeful: unforgiving

ordained: designated


 * Chapter 10**

strait: stretch of water

beeswax: a solid, yellowish, non-glycerine substance allied to fats and oils, secreted by bees

rawhide: a rope or whip made of untanned skin of cattle or other animals

cinder: a partially or mostly burned piece of coal; ash

purled: to flow with curling or rippling motion, as a shallow stream does over stones

spume: foam, froth, or scum

hawser: a heavy rope for mooring or towing a ship


 * Chapter 11**

submerging (92): causing to be underwater sentence: The ship was submerging with an oil spill. insatiable (93): impossible to satisfy sentence: My sister is insatiable with all of those gold coins and jewels. contending (94): struggle to surmount sentence: There shouldn't be any contending with Ulysses, the strongest man in the world. shuddering (94): trembling convulsively sentence: The sailors were shuddering because of their fear about the tsunami. dumbfounded (94): greatly astonished sentence: Steven was dumbfounded that he got F on his test. starboard (95): the right-hand side of or direction from a vessel or aircraft, facing forward sentence: He rowed on the starboard of the ship. helmsmen (95): people who steer boats or ships sentence: The director of the ship told helmsmen to freely steer the ship.


 * Chapter 12**

summoned (96): urgently demand sentence: The generals summoned his soldiers to watch guards.

intentions (97): aim sentence: Her only intention was to ace the test.

stern (98): rearmost part of a ship sentence: The crew danced and danced in the stern until midnight.

scour (99): subject to a thorough search in order to locate something sentence: They scoured through the forest and looked for food.

limpets (99): marine mollusk with a shallow conical shell and a broad muscular foot, noted for the way it clings tightly to rocks sentence: The children were too hungry that they ate limpets on the rocks with disgust.

makeshift (100): serving as a temporary substitute sentence: For now, our makeshift for the worksheets would be these blank sheets of paper.

libation (100): a drink poured out as an offering to a deity sentence: Jose used wine as a libation for his god.

kine (101): cows sentence: They bought the finest kine from the market.

ravenous (102): extremely hungry sentence: He was ravenous after three days of no food.

dappled (102): marked with spots or rounded patches sentence: The cow was white, but dappled with black spots.

unfurled (102): make or become spread out from a rolled or folded state sentence: I unfurled the worksheet, which was crumpled and rolled.

forestays (103): stays leading forward and down to support a ship’s foremast sentence: The forestays supported the ship's foremast and made it easier to row the ship.

keel (103): the longitudinal structure along the centerline at the bottom of a vessel’s hull sentence: As the keel of the ship teared down, the crew on the ship fell into the water.

vortex (104): a mass of whirling fluid or air sentence: When a vortex of the whirlpool grew larger, sailors were afraid.

lichen (104): a simple slow-growing plant that typically forms a low crustlike, leaflike, or branching growth on rocks, walls, and trees sentence: There were lichens growing from the rocks at the beach.

tumult (104): a loud, confused noise sentence: The tumult of the crying baby was very annoying.


 * Chapter 13**

tunic (107): a loose garment, typically sleeveless and reaching to the wearer's knees, as worn in ancient Greece and sentence: Aphrodite, the goddess of love, was wearing a pink, silk tunic.

hemmed (107): surrounded sentence: The room is hemmed by the soldiers.

grotto (107): a small picturesque cave, esp. an artificial one in a park or garden sentence: The grotto was built in a park as a decoration.

interlude (109): an intervening period of time sentence: I wished that the entire class period would be an interlude today.

defying (110): openly resist or refuse to obey sentence: The sailors were defying their captain's words.

exploits (111): bold or daring feats sentence: The hero's exploits made a glorious man of centuries.

inattention (113): lack of attention sentence: Mr.Kvam's boring speech only gathered inattention.

tapestry (114): a piece of thick textile fabric with pictures or designs sentence: It was very interesting to look at the pictures on the tapestry.

veto (114): rejection sentence: His veto made her surprise because it was very unexpected rejection.

notion (115): belief about something sentence: I have a notion that he wants to date you out.

embrasure (115): the beveling or splaying of a wall at the sides of a door or window. sentence: The dust laid white on an embrasure of a door.

winnowing (116): blowing a current of air through (grain) in order to remove the chaff sentence: He was winnowing the chaff or the husks of corn.

wielding (120): holding and using sentence: A gun-wielding thief was blackmailing the woman.

looted (120): taken from an enemy sentence: King Caspian's castle was looted by his brother, Miraz.

enticements (121): attracts or tempts by offering pleasure sentence: The king of Ithaca was tempting the king of Troy with enticements.

lyre (122): a stringed instrument like a small U-shaped harp with strings fixed to a crossbar, used esp. in ancient Greece sentence: Apollo, the god of music and sun, played his lyre to attract other goddesses.

entranced (122): filed with delight, holding their entire attention sentence: The music teacher was entranced when one of her students sand a lovely song.

decrees (123): official orders sentence: The government's decrees to the smith, to make some weapons, made him feel unpleasant.


 * Ulysses Vocabulary Words ch.14**

meddlesome: interfering sentence: My meddlesome sister always interrupts my conversation with my mom.

scowl: an angry or bad-tempered expression sentence: His scowl surely scared the baby and made her cry.

buoyant: able to stay afloat sentence: Wood is buoyant on water.

exerting: applying or bringing to bear sentence:The molecules exerting force outward were strong enough to overcome their attractions on each other.


 * Ulysses Vocabulary Words ch.15**

writhed: made continual twisting movements sentence: The writhed towel was completely dry after being twisted few times.

anointing: smeared or rubbed with oil sentence: He was anointing meat with oil so it will be greasy.

dazed: unable to think properly sentence: She was dazed at the thought of the dance party.

grimy: covered by grime sentence: His shirt was grimy and dirty afterwards.

glade: an open space in a forest sentence: A glade in a forest provided some space for a small battle.

dashed: ran or flung sentence: The dog dashed through the bushes to catch the cat.

besieged: surrounded with armed forces in order to capture it sentence: When the soldier was besieged by his enemies, no one dared to save him.

partial: existing only in part sentence: "You would receive partial credit for showing the wrong work with right answer," said Ms.Lee.

laden: heavily loaded or weighed down sentence: The donkey was laden with many goods.

oracle: a response or message given by the oracle sentence: An oracle said that the prince of the kingdom would have to marry the next year to success.

ruffian: a violent person sentence: A ruffian killed fifty soldiers during a war with his huge knife.

prudence: acting with care and thought for the future sentence: My prudence, in which I had during my teen period, helped me live through my thirties.

sneeringly: smiling or speaking in a contemptuous or mocking manner sentence: The general sneeringly cried out, "you soldier of mine will never be able to win over me."

cudgel: a short thick stick used as a weapon sentence: The cudgel was used instead of a knife to kill the enemy.

undiluted: to make something less fainter sentence: The color started becoming undiluted and less fainter.


 * Cripsin

Vocabulary for Crispin ch.1**

midst: middle of sentence: In the midst of the presentation, the boy started screaming.

shroud: a length of cloth or an enveloping garment in which a dead person is wrapped for burial sentence: I had to buy some kind of shroud for my grandmother, who had died, but I did not know whether to buy a leather one or a cotton one.

taunted: provoke or challenge (someone) with insulting remarks sentence: When I was taunted by another girl who I hated more than anyone, I became very upset and started swearing at her.

pauper: a very poor person sentence: In a movie, "the princess and a pauper," the barbie with pink, princess with the fancy dress is the princess while the barbie with poor-looking, blue dress is the pauper.

steward: a person employed to manage another's property sentence: The stewards of the medieval time periods were very wealthy and powerful.

deign: do something that one considers to be beneath one's dignity sentence: A bad fortune followed the young girl when she did not deign to do as she was told.

transgression: an act of infringing or going beyond the bounds of (a moral principle or other established standard of behavior) sentence: His transgression of missing a work had led his family into a miserable life.

poaching: illegally hunting or catching (game or fish) on land that is not one's own, or in contravention of official protection. sentence: The man got caught poaching deer in someone else's land illegally.

forfeit: lose or be deprived of (property or a right or privilege) as a penalty for wrongdoing sentence: His life was forfeit when the judges found out that he had done something illegal.

Chapter 2**
 * Vocabulary for Crispin

ceased: came to an end sentence: The snow had ceased on the last day of my vacation. It was an awful vacation since I hated the white color and coldness of snow.

welt: a deep cut sentence: The welt on his knee made his face contort into a grimace.

minions: followers sentence: The minions of the king followed their king with respect.

parchment: thin material used as a durable writing surface sentence: On the thin parchment, the princess wrote her words and sprayed her rose perfume.

kin: one's family and relations sentence: "If you were my brother... If you were my kin..." Christy mumbled.

transfixed: motionless with horror sentence: As soon as I realized that my friend had died, my mouth opened and I was transfixed.

avail: use sentence: It was to no avail to try to help her. She simply ignored my ideas and shouted out her opinions.

Chapter 3**
 * Vocabulary Crispin

recurrence: a situation happening again sentence: The recurrence of the flu had made everyone feel nervous.

mortality: the state of being subject to death sentence: If you are a human-being, you should have mortality.

impoverished: poor sentence: He, as an impoverished man, hated his own life.

jests: jokes sentence: She was always the one in our jests since her look was very unique and different than others'.

shunned: ignored sentence: Being shunned by my friends, I was feeling very sad.

plight: unfortunate situation sentence: In such a plight, who can be cheerful and jovial?

serf: person in the bottom of the social classes sentence: No serf liked the situation he or she was in.

mercenary: a professional soldier in a foreign army sentence: The mercenaries were not very loyal to the country that hired them since it was not their mother's nation.

Vocabulary Crispin Chapter 4

untoward: unexpected; harmful sentence: He didn't seem to be surprised toward an untoward situation, as if he had known about it already.

thatch: roof made out of straw sentence: "I heard that roof made out of thatch is very good in controlling temperature. But why didn't the kings and queens use those, but used colorful stones?" I asked.

bailiff: an official in a court of law sentence: The bailiff of the court is usually a strong and powerful man.

reeve: president of a town sentence: He was voted to be the reeve of the town.

mean: poor in quality; small sentence: The mean cottage had collapsed few days after it had been built.

pinnacle: peak; highest point sentence: The pinnacle of the talent show was Brian dancing.

meander: follow a winding course sentence: The boy meandered along the stream.

impenetrable: impossible to enter sentence: The house looked so grand and fabulous that it was impenetrable for me to enter.

fallow: left unsown sentence: The fallow land was for the skilled farmers to plant seeds.

infidels: people who believe in religion other than their owns' sentence: The infidels do not believe respectfully in a single religion.


 * Chapters - 5/6**

canonical: related to canon law or law of Catholic Church sentence: The bell ringing for the canonical hours of the Church did not rung and people were confused.

strident: noisy and loud sentence: The strident and noisy alarm bell kept disrupting my sleep.

clamor: loud and harsh noise sentence: The clamor of my dog barking upset my mother.

apprehension: fear of bad luck sentence: My apprehension of bad luck resisted me from saying out loud what I had in my mind.

implore: beg desperately sentence: I implored to my parents that I wanted to go to the mall with my friends.

hue: shade sentence: The bright pink hue on my face vanished when I became ill.

cry: weep sentence: As if he had heard my weep, he came and hugged me tight.


 * Chapter - 7**

skittish: joyful sentence: My brother is such a skittish and joyful lad with a humongous smile on his face everyday.

petitions: written requests of many people for a certain purpose sentence: Thousands of citizens signed a petition for a request of asking the king to lower the tax.

moot: an assembly of debate sentence: The moot was held to debate on whether to lower the amount of tax or not.

treason: the crime; betray toward one’s country sentence: The outcome of the treason of the boy was death.

plight: unlucky situation sentence: I could not bear to survive in such a plight I was in.

curfew: rule for people to stay indoors during particular time sentence: When I broke the curfew, my father was enraged with anger.


 * Cripsin Vocabulary chapter 8**

alb: a white clothing for the Church-related ones to wear sentences: Father Carol had worn his alb for his entire adulthood, but on his funeral, he wore a black clothing.

tonsured: a part of priest's left bare head sentences: The tonsured part of Father's head showed that he was a priest of the church.

sanctuary: a holy place; church sentences: In a sanctuary, no one can be captured or taken to prison.

genuflect: lower one's body to worship sentences: The Christians tallow their body for several hours at the church to pray.

tallow: hard, fatty substance of animal fat sentences: The tallow candle shone bright.

distraught: deeply upset sentences: I could see that my mother was distraught with stress.

sullen: gloomy sentences: I was sullen when I saw the necklace of my dead cousin.

scrutinize: examine thoroughly sentences: I scrutinized the museum, which was very calm and quiet without anyone watching nor guarding.

siege: a military operation of enemy surrounding a town sentences: The city under siege was in a melancholy mood for years.


 * Vocabulary Crispin Ch.9~10**

garment: a clothing sentence: A new garment my mother had bought for me was quite uncomfortable.

hag: ugly, old witch sentence: She was believed to be a hag since whenever she was around, the problems occurred.

crone: an old, ugly woman sentence: The crone was about fifty-years old, ugly grandma.

foreboding: a feeling that something bad will happen sentence: I had a foreboding that something bad will happen if I follow somebody I did not know at all.

skirting: going around the edges of sentence: I was skirting around the circular park until he finally came.


 * Vocabulary Crispin Chapters 11~12**

hoist: raise up sentence: I hoisted the rope in order to whirl it around and throw it towards the horse.

tumult: a loud noise sentence: A tumult vanished after few seconds and I found myself safe from being found by my enemies.

albeit: although sentence: I was very mad about my grade, albeit did not express the feeling.

gross: not bloated in a regular way, but unattractively sentence: It was a gross expression to talk about the boring room of filthy children as joyful room of lovely kids.

folly: stupidity sentence: My folly led me to talk back against my mother and have me get a detention for a week.

forage: search sentence: I foraged for my cellphone as I went through the same path over again. Yet, I couldn't find it.

Chapters 13/14

dire: terrible sentence: It was dire for a boy to get killed for stealing an apple.

besieged: surrounded sentence: Besieged by the enemies, the soldier met his death.

famished: hungry sentence: The girl was famished and hungry after three days' starvation.

distended: swollen sentence: His distended finger ached for few minutes.

blighted: killed; ruined sentence: It was such a horror to look at a blighted farmland with all the crops dead.

pillage: robbery sentence: His pillage caused him to live in the jail for five years.

Chapter 15

sustenance: food sentence: Everyone needs food to survive.

dell: small valley sentence: Many creatures including bears and beavers lived in the dell.

hamlet: a small village sentence: The hamlet was very small, but it was quite populated.

daub: smear sentence: The boy daubed the oil on the candlestick.

wattle: interweaving twigs or branches sentence: The wattle look messy with interweaved branches.

clotted: formed into clots sentence: Blood clotted after few minutes of bleeding.

trepidation: a feeling of fear sentence: The boy could not move because of a trepidation.

pestilence: a fatal disease sentence: Although I've been expecting him to die because of pestilence, I felt miserable and sad.

Chapters 16/17

garbed: dressed in unique clothes sentence: When I garbed myself with African clothes, my sister gasped.

ruddy: having a reddish color sentence: After playing in the field for a while, his face seemed ruddy.

raucously: making a loud noise sentence: The machine was breaking down raucously.

unkempt: having an untidy appearance sentence: He looked unkempt with those clothing given by Mr.Bailey.

cur: a cruel man sentence: He is a cur deserving such hatred.

doddering: tremble sentence: The old man was doddering both because of his age and fear.

glutton: a greedy eater sentence: He seemed to be a glutton when he started eating with his hands although the silverware were right next to him.

sweetmeats: sweet food sentence: Even a carrot, my least favorite food, seemed to be a sweetmeat after three days of starvation.

loot: goods sentence: The loot was shared by the soldiers since every soldier worked together to defeat the enemy.

tyranny: cruel rule sentence: The tyranny made the citizens feel uncomfortable.

prudence: acting with care for future sentence: Students try to receive good grades because those actions of prudence will lead to better future.

Chapters 18 & 19

putrid: very unpleasant sentence: The putrid smell of the rotten fish was flowing around in the atmosphere of the classroom.

perchance: by some chance sentence: I saw, perchance, the dead crocodile in the street.

screed: a piece of writing sentence: Reading of a screed was such a long, difficult job.

mortal: human sentence: I believe that every mortal can feel pain and sadness.

pate: head sentence: "Surely, your pate is useless."

christen: to name sentence: I christened my pet with a name, "Joy."

revel: celebration sentence: A revel of the violinist was wild.

wager: to make a bet sentence: I wagered in belief of God's faith.

lamenting: to express sorrow sentence: I was lamenting my own situation for getting into a huge trouble.

Chapter 20 & 21

servile: of slaves sentence: I didn't like the way the kids spoke to me in great manner since I was only a year older, but they were servile.