Yankee Ch. 9-14 Vocab

Holy Grail

The cup or platter used by Jesus at the Last Supper.

Northwest Passage

A water route from the Atlantic to the Pacific through the Arctic islands of Canada.

swag

slang for stolen money or property.

benefaction

act of doing good or helping others

casque

a helmet designed to protect the head and neck in battle.

conical

resembling the shape of a cone

cuisses

armor to protect the thigh.

derrick

a large apparatus for lifting and moving heavy objects.

greaves

armor for the legs from the ankle to the knee.

league

a unit of measure of about 3 miles.

necromancer

one who practices sorcery

peradventure

perhaps; possibly

pirouetted

whirled around on one foot or the point of the toe

sluiced

washed with water flowing in or from a sluice

soliloquize

to talk to oneself

tincted

tinted

ulster

a heavy overcoat

sylvan

characteristic of woods or forests

grati

free

improvidence

failure to provide for the future; lacking foresight or thrift

objurgate

scold

ostensible

apparent, seeming

enmity

the bitter attitude or feelings of an enemy or of mutual enemies