Vocabulary #20

From the book- Eye of the Needle

Espionage

The act of spying

Droll

Comical in an odd way.

Afterdeck

An open deck towards the stern of the ship

Blunt

Having a worn down edge, not sharp 

Flogged

To beat someone with a whip or a stick.

Prognosis

The likely course of a disease or ailment

Disarmament

Loss of a weapon or army

Loutish

Aggressive

Opulence

Great wealth

Incorrigibly

Someone unable to be corrected or reformed

Dismantle

To take to pieces

Ill

To be sick