East India Company Part 3 (Vocabulary)

Fraught

Filled with

Harrying

(Verb) Persistently carrying out attacks on the enemy or enemy’s territory

Scavenge

Search from and collect

Freebooter

Used for pirates. A person who seeks plunder, wealth, or a pleasure without responsibility

Viable

(Adjective) Capable of working successfully

Endeavor

(Noun) An attempt to achieve a goal

Galleon

A large, square rigged sailing ship with four masts and three or more decks, used both in trade and war by Spaniards from 15th through 17th century

Maul

(Verb) (Done by an Animal to a person) Attack a person and injuring them with its teeth or claws.

Fleet

(Noun) A group of vehicles moving together and operated by a single entity.

Ashore

(Adverb) On land after coming from an area of water.

Cargo

(Noun) Goods carried by a ship, aircraft, or other large vehicle.

Intact

(Adjective) In the original state

Strappado

(Noun) A form of punishment or torture in which the victim was secured to a rope and made to fall from a height almost to the ground before being stopped with an abrupt jerk.

Abrupt

(Adjective) Sudden and unexpected

Jerk

(Noun) A quick, sharp, and sudden movement

Inquisition

(Noun) An official organization in the Roman Catholic Church whose purpose was to find and punish people who opposed its beliefs.

Jolt

(Verb) To cause something or someone to move suddenly and violently

Jar

(Verb) Sending a painful or a damaging shock through.

Abrupt

(Adjective) Sudden and unexpected, and often unpleasant

Halt

(Verb) To bring to a stop

Exquisitely

(Adverb) In a way that is very extreme

Agonizing

(Adjective) Causing great physical or mental pain

Rack

(Noun) An instrument of torture on which a body is stretched

Jesuit

(Noun) A Roman Catholic priest who is the member of the Society of Jesus, a religious group that begun in 1540.

Regale

(Verb) Entertain or amuse someone with talks.

Tempting

Attracting or to appeal someone even if wrong or inadvisable

Alluring

(Adjective) Powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating

Enticing

(Adjective) Attractive or tempting or alluring.

Maroon

(Verb) Leave someone trapped and isolated in an inaccessible place, especially an island.

Doldrum

(Noun) An equatorial region of the Atlantic Ocean with calms, sudden storms, and light unpredictable winds.

Scurvy

(Noun) A human disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C, characterized by swollen bleeding gums and the opening of the previously healed wounds.

Ravage

(Verb) Causing a large amount of damage to.

Gallingly

(Adverb) Annoying and humiliating

Trebled

(Verb) Making three times as large

Clique

(Noun) A small group of people, with shared interest or other features in common, who spend time together and do not readily allow others to join.

Cabal

(Noun) A secret political clique

The final straw

The last in a series of negative actions/events that makes a situation no longer tolerable.

Forthwith

(Adverb) Immediately without any delay

Wittily

(Adverb) In a manner characterized by quick and inventive verbal humor

Incisive

(Adjective) Accurate and sharply focused

Retort

(Noun) A sharp, angry or wittily incisive reply to a remark

Remit

(Noun) The task or area of activity officially assigned to an individual or organization.

Guild

(Noun) A medieval association of craftsmen or merchants, often having considerable power.

Charter

(Noun) A written grant by a country’s legislative or sovereign power, by which a body such as company, college, or city is founded and its rights and privileges defined.

Moot

(Verb) Raising a question or topic for discussion or suggesting a possibility

Trod

(Verb) Set one’s foot down on top of

Quarrel

(Noun) A heated argument or disagreement, typically about a trivial issue and between people who are usually on good terms.

Trivial

(Adjective) Of little value or important

A midsummer’s dream

A pleasant fantasy or fleeting illusion that felt nice but wasn’t real

Fleeting

(Adjective) Lasting for a very short time.