act 5 and OMANS study

Exigent

pressing; demanding.

Peevish

easily irritated, especially by unimportant things.

Epicurus

Greek philosopher.

Vile

bad; wicked.

Demeanor

outward behavior or bearing.

Disconsolate

without consolation or comfort; unhappy.

Misconstrue

interpret (something, especially a person's words or actions) wrongly.

Bestow

confer or present (an honor, right, or gift).

Gaff

a stick with a hook or barbed spear, for landing large fish.

Fathom

measure the depth of (water).

Bodega

a small grocery store, especially in a Spanish-speaking neighborhood.

Benevolent

well meaning and kindly.

Filaments

a slender threadlike object or fiber, especially one found in animal or plant structures.

Iridescent

showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles.

Carapace

the hard upper shell of a turtle, crustacean, or arachnid.

Gunwale

the upper edge of the side of a boat or ship.

Phosphorescence

light emitted by a substance without combustion or perceptible heat.

Plankton

made up of animals and plants that either float passively in the water, or possess such limited powers of swimming that they are carried from place to place by the currents.

Rapier

a type of sword originally used in Spain and Italy.

Undulation

the action of moving smoothly up and down.

Coagulate

(of a fluid, especially blood) change to a solid or semisolid state.

Skiff

a shallow, flat-bottomed open boat with sharp bow and square stern.

Thwart

a structural crosspiece sometimes forming a seat for a rower in a boat.

Scythe

an agricultural hand tool for mowing grass or harvesting crops.

Sustenance

food and drink regarded as a source of strength; nourishment.

Ceding

give up.

Malignancy

the quality of being malign or malevolent.

Convulsively

to do it in an irregular, jerky way.