Chapter 1 Vessels- a ship or large boat
Stays-to fasten
Booty-collection of valuable things stolen from a place
Prow-a ship or boat is the front part of it
Quartering winds-coming from a direction behind and to the side Baubles-a wave
Shaft-a long vertical passage
Head wind- adverse wind
Hull-a boat or tank is the main body of it
Scudded-move quickly
Chapter 2 Bouquets-a bunch of flowers
Hospitable-friendly, generous
Brow-you forehead or hill
Lolled-you sit or lie in a very relax position
Chapter 3 Mutiny-obsolete
Exiling-to banishes or expel from one's own country Bailing hooks- a hook
Moor-to secure Smithcraft-metal work
Agile-having a quick resourceful character
Bowels-inside the ship
Vigil-an act or period of watching
Phlegmy('flem)-dull; calmness
Forging-make or shape by heating it in a fire
Disembark-to get out of a craft
Gullet-the space between the tips of teeth
Chapter 4 Shrouds-obsolete
Reveling-to take part in a revel
Mischievous-able to cause trouble
Sullen-dull in sound and color
Outwitted-to surpass in wisdom
Coursed-to follow close upon
Chapter 5 Cannibal-A person who eats the human beings
Indifferent-unconcerned
Mumbling-say something quietly
Trooping-to move in a large number
Brutal-violent
Crispin Vocab Chapter - 4
untoward -unexpected
The pop quiz was untoward.
tatch -roof covering of straw
His house was made tatch.
bailiff -an officer
The bailiff was researching about something
reeve -president of village
the reeve announced something into a microphone.
mean -not fancy
His clothes are mean
pinnacle -a high pointed piece of rock
I used the pinnacle to make a fire
meander -follow a course
the stream meandered the river
impenetrable -impossible to enter
the president’s house is impenetrable
fallow -land for crops
I had to crop my seed into a fallow
infidels -non religious people
The infidles didn’t believe on religious things
Chapters - 5/6
canonical -belonging
The canonical news was bad
strident -loud ,harsh
I heard a strident sound at the mountain
clamor -loud sound
The orchestra made a big clamor
apprehension -ability to understand
I had to apprehension to understand the rules.
implore -beg for
The beggars implored for money
hue -color
My t-shirt had a nice hue.
cry -to express fear and anger
his cry was loud
Chapter - 7
skittish -active
She was really skittish
petitions -request
School is petition not an option
moot -argument
I had a moot between my friend
treason -betrayer
I am not going to believe on treason
plight -dangerous situation
I had a difficult plight at the school
curfew -regulation making people to be at home at certain time There was a curfew at the village
Chapter 8
alb -full length white clothes
I had to wear an alb for Social Study
tonsured -to shave head of
The men with a tonsured hair looks weird
sanctuary - place of safety
At the war, people stayed at the sanctuary
tallow - hard fatty
I bought a tallow chair.
genuflect - to bend the knee
The men genuflect to the floor
distraught - upset
I felt distraught about my grade.
sullen -gloomy
He felt sullen at his grade
scrutinize -examine
He scrutinized about the clues
siege -an attack
The enemy had a siege at the city.
Chapter 9/10
garment- a item of a clothing
He bought garment to make a clothes
hang- suspend
He got hanged at school
crone- old women who is thin and ugly
There was a crone at a old house
foreboding- act as warning of
The men foreboded to watch out for cars
skirting- go around
The girls were skirting at the playground
Chapter 11/12
hoist- action of raising
The men hoist the rope and went up
tumult- confused voice
There was a lot of tumult danger
albeit-conceding the fact that
Because of the albeit of death he was brave
gross- immediately obvious
The story was gross that he will die
folly -foolish
It was a folly to buy toys
forage- to search widely for food The animals forage for the beef
Chapter 13/14
dire -terrible
It was dire for a girl to get killed for stealing a money
besieged -surrounded
Besieged by the enemies, the soldier met his death.
famished -hungry
The girl was famished and hungry after three days' starvation.
distended -swollen
His distended finger ached for few minutes.
blighted -killed or ruined
It was such a horror to look at a blighted farmland with all the crops dead.
pillage -robbery
His pillage caused him to live in the jail for five years. Chapter 15
sustenance -food
Everyone needs food to survive.
dell -small valley
Many creatures including bears and beavers lived in the dell.
hamlet -a small village
The hamlet was very small, but it was quite populated.
daub- smear
The boy daubed the oil on the candlestick.
wattle- interweaving twigs or branches
The wattle look messy with dark branches.
clotted- formed into clots
Blood clotted after few minutes of bleeding.
trepidation- a feeling of fear
The boy could not move because of a trepidation.
pestilence- a fatal disease
Although I've been expecting him to die because of pestilence, I felt miserable and sad. Chapters 16/17
garbed- dressed in unique clothes
When I garbed myself with African clothes, my sister gasped.
ruddy- having a reddish color
After playing in the field for a while, his face seemed ruddy.
raucously- making a loud noise
The machine was breaking down raucously.
unkempt- having an untidy appearance
He looked unkempt with those clothing given by him
cur- a cruel man
He is a cur deserving such hatred.
doddering- tremble
The old man was doddering both because of his age and fear.
glutton- a greedy eater
He seemed to be a glutton when he started eating with his hands although the silverware were right next to him.
sweetmeats-sweet food
Even a cucumber, my least favorite food, seemed to be a sweetmeat after three days of starvation.
loot- goods
The loot was shared by the soldiers since every soldier worked together to defeat the enemy.
tyranny- cruel rule
The tyranny made the citizens feel uncomfortable.
prudence- acting with care for future Students try to receive good grades because those actions of prudence will lead to better future.
Chapters 18/19
putrid- very unpleasant
The putrid smell of the bathroom made me sick
perchance -by some chance
I perchance to see a really famous celebrity
screed -a piece of writing
I had to make a screed for my future
mortal -human
I believe that every mortal can feel pain and sadness.
pate -head
I think that we need to use our pate
christen -to name
I christen my new baby Ben
revel -celebration
A revel of the violinist was wild
wager -to make a bet
I wager some money at my test grade
lamenting -to express sorrow
I was lamenting my own situation for getting into a huge trouble Chapter 20 / 21
servile -of slaves
I had to fix the problems about servile
Vessels- a ship or large boat
Stays-to fasten
Booty-collection of valuable things stolen from a place
Prow-a ship or boat is the front part of it
Quartering winds-coming from a direction behind and to the side
Baubles-a wave
Shaft-a long vertical passage
Head wind- adverse wind
Hull-a boat or tank is the main body of it
Scudded-move quickly
Chapter 2
Bouquets-a bunch of flowers
Hospitable-friendly, generous
Brow-you forehead or hill
Lolled-you sit or lie in a very relax position
Chapter 3
Mutiny-obsolete
Exiling-to banishes or expel from one's own country
Bailing hooks- a hook
Moor-to secure
Smithcraft-metal work
Agile-having a quick resourceful character
Bowels-inside the ship
Vigil-an act or period of watching
Phlegmy('flem)-dull; calmness
Forging-make or shape by heating it in a fire
Disembark-to get out of a craft
Gullet-the space between the tips of teeth
Chapter 4
Shrouds-obsolete
Reveling-to take part in a revel
Mischievous-able to cause trouble
Sullen-dull in sound and color
Outwitted-to surpass in wisdom
Coursed-to follow close upon
Chapter 5
Cannibal-A person who eats the human beings
Indifferent-unconcerned
Mumbling-say something quietly
Trooping-to move in a large number
Brutal-violent
Crispin Vocab
Chapter - 4
untoward -unexpected
The pop quiz was untoward.
tatch -roof covering of straw
His house was made tatch.
bailiff -an officer
The bailiff was researching about something
reeve -president of village
the reeve announced something into a microphone.
mean -not fancy
His clothes are mean
pinnacle -a high pointed piece of rock
I used the pinnacle to make a fire
meander -follow a course
the stream meandered the river
impenetrable -impossible to enter
the president’s house is impenetrable
fallow -land for crops
I had to crop my seed into a fallow
infidels -non religious people
The infidles didn’t believe on religious things
Chapters - 5/6
canonical -belonging
The canonical news was bad
strident -loud ,harsh
I heard a strident sound at the mountain
clamor -loud sound
The orchestra made a big clamor
apprehension -ability to understand
I had to apprehension to understand the rules.
implore -beg for
The beggars implored for money
hue -color
My t-shirt had a nice hue.
cry -to express fear and anger
his cry was loud
Chapter - 7
skittish -active
She was really skittish
petitions -request
School is petition not an option
moot -argument
I had a moot between my friend
treason -betrayer
I am not going to believe on treason
plight -dangerous situation
I had a difficult plight at the school
curfew -regulation making people to be at home at certain time
There was a curfew at the village
Chapter 8
alb -full length white clothes
I had to wear an alb for Social Study
tonsured -to shave head of
The men with a tonsured hair looks weird
sanctuary - place of safety
At the war, people stayed at the sanctuary
tallow - hard fatty
I bought a tallow chair.
genuflect - to bend the knee
The men genuflect to the floor
distraught - upset
I felt distraught about my grade.
sullen -gloomy
He felt sullen at his grade
scrutinize -examine
He scrutinized about the clues
siege -an attack
The enemy had a siege at the city.
Chapter 9/10
garment- a item of a clothing
He bought garment to make a clothes
hang- suspend
He got hanged at school
crone- old women who is thin and ugly
There was a crone at a old house
foreboding- act as warning of
The men foreboded to watch out for cars
skirting- go around
The girls were skirting at the playground
Chapter 11/12
hoist- action of raising
The men hoist the rope and went up
tumult- confused voice
There was a lot of tumult danger
albeit-conceding the fact that
Because of the albeit of death he was brave
gross- immediately obvious
The story was gross that he will die
folly -foolish
It was a folly to buy toys
forage- to search widely for food
The animals forage for the beef
Chapter 13/14
dire -terrible
It was dire for a girl to get killed for stealing a money
besieged -surrounded
Besieged by the enemies, the soldier met his death.
famished -hungry
The girl was famished and hungry after three days' starvation.
distended -swollen
His distended finger ached for few minutes.
blighted -killed or ruined
It was such a horror to look at a blighted farmland with all the crops dead.
pillage -robbery
His pillage caused him to live in the jail for five years.
Chapter 15
sustenance -food
Everyone needs food to survive.
dell -small valley
Many creatures including bears and beavers lived in the dell.
hamlet -a small village
The hamlet was very small, but it was quite populated.
daub- smear
The boy daubed the oil on the candlestick.
wattle- interweaving twigs or branches
The wattle look messy with dark branches.
clotted- formed into clots
Blood clotted after few minutes of bleeding.
trepidation- a feeling of fear
The boy could not move because of a trepidation.
pestilence- a fatal disease
Although I've been expecting him to die because of pestilence, I felt miserable and sad.
Chapters 16/17
garbed- dressed in unique clothes
When I garbed myself with African clothes, my sister gasped.
ruddy- having a reddish color
After playing in the field for a while, his face seemed ruddy.
raucously- making a loud noise
The machine was breaking down raucously.
unkempt- having an untidy appearance
He looked unkempt with those clothing given by him
cur- a cruel man
He is a cur deserving such hatred.
doddering- tremble
The old man was doddering both because of his age and fear.
glutton- a greedy eater
He seemed to be a glutton when he started eating with his hands although the silverware were right next to him.
sweetmeats-sweet food
Even a cucumber, my least favorite food, seemed to be a sweetmeat after three days of starvation.
loot- goods
The loot was shared by the soldiers since every soldier worked together to defeat the enemy.
tyranny- cruel rule
The tyranny made the citizens feel uncomfortable.
prudence- acting with care for future
Students try to receive good grades because those actions of prudence will lead to better future.
Chapters 18/19
putrid- very unpleasant
The putrid smell of the bathroom made me sick
perchance -by some chance
I perchance to see a really famous celebrity
screed -a piece of writing
I had to make a screed for my future
mortal -human
I believe that every mortal can feel pain and sadness.
pate -head
I think that we need to use our pate
christen -to name
I christen my new baby Ben
revel -celebration
A revel of the violinist was wild
wager -to make a bet
I wager some money at my test grade
lamenting -to express sorrow
I was lamenting my own situation for getting into a huge trouble
Chapter 20 / 21
servile -of slaves
I had to fix the problems about servile