Chapter 12 Vocab.

summoned- to issue a call to convene

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intentions- what one intends to do or bring about

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stern- forbidding or gloomy in appearance

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scour- to clear, dig, or remove by

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limpets- one that clings tenaciously to someone or something

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makeshift- a crude and temporary expedient

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libation- an act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice

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kine- the archaic plural of cow

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ravenous- very eager or greedy for food

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dappled- marked with small spots or patches

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unfurled- to open out from

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forestays- a stay from the foremast to the bow of a ship

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keel- a small boat that is a structural member of a ship or boat

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vortex- something that resembles a whirlpool

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lichen- plantlike organisms that are consisted of algae and fungus

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tumult- disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd

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