Ulysses Vocabulary CHAPTER 1 vessels: a hollow utensils for building something stays: a strong rope or wire that used to steady or brace something booty: money or goods taken in war or by robbery prow: the bow of a ship quartering winds: wind coming from direction behind and to the side. baubles: an object of little value shaft: the long handle of a weapon (as a spear) head wind: a wind blowing in a direction opposite to course especially of a ship or craft hull: the frame of body or the ship scudded: to move or run swiftly (clouds scudding across the sky) CHAPTER 2 bouquets: a bunch of flowers hospitable: generous and friendly in entertaining guests. brow: the ridge on which eyebrow grows/ the upper edge of of a steep slope lolled: to hang or let hang loose CHAPTER 3 mutiny: rebellion against any authority exiling: a person banished>> depart from his or her native land. bailing hooks: moor: to fix firmly;secure smith craft: The art or occupation of smith >> a worker in metal agile: quick and well- coordinated in movement bowels: feeling of pity or compassion vigil: wakefulness maintained for any reason during the normal hours for sleeping phlegmy: calmness, composure forging: disembark: to go ashore from a ship gullet: a channel of water CHAPTER 4 shrouds reveling mischievous sullen outwitted coursed
CHAPTER 1
vessels: a hollow utensils for building something
stays: a strong rope or wire that used to steady or brace something
booty: money or goods taken in war or by robbery
prow: the bow of a ship
quartering winds: wind coming from direction behind and to the side.
baubles: an object of little value
shaft: the long handle of a weapon (as a spear)
head wind: a wind blowing in a direction opposite to course especially of a ship or craft
hull: the frame of body or the ship
scudded: to move or run swiftly (clouds scudding across the sky)
CHAPTER 2
bouquets: a bunch of flowers
hospitable: generous and friendly in entertaining guests.
brow: the ridge on which eyebrow grows/ the upper edge of of a steep slope
lolled: to hang or let hang loose
CHAPTER 3
mutiny: rebellion against any authority
exiling: a person banished>> depart from his or her native land.
bailing hooks:
moor: to fix firmly;secure
smith craft: The art or occupation of smith >> a worker in metal
agile: quick and well- coordinated in movement
bowels: feeling of pity or compassion
vigil: wakefulness maintained for any reason during the normal hours for sleeping
phlegmy: calmness, composure
forging:
disembark: to go ashore from a ship
gullet: a channel of water
CHAPTER 4
shrouds
reveling
mischievous
sullen
outwitted
coursed