Peter the Great - List 5 - P51-65

beams

a long thick bar of wood or metal

choppy

full of small waves

cruising

1) to sail or travel at a slow or moderate speed, 2) to have a sailing holiday especially one where a variety of places are visited

hammering

to hammer, to hit with a hammer

sawing

to cut something with a saw

shipbuilders

a person or firm who makes ships

hysterics

a fit of wild uncontrollable behaviour

rigging

the ropes that supports a ship's mast and sails

ripping

to tear violently

spray

tiny drops of liquid scattered on something

transpired

to happen

bulwark

a defense wall

Ottoman

someone or something from turkey

retaliate

to fight back

Turkish

Language, people, or things from Turkey

dejected

sad and gloomy

disadvantages

something negative that hinders you, a difficulty

possessing

to own

untrustworthy

not worthy of trust or belief

awaited

to wait for

crowed

to boast

replenish

to renew

vaunted

someone boasted about or praised

amassed

1) To assemble into a mass or one body, 2) to concentrate troops

shipyard

a dockyard (an enclosure where ships are built and repaired)

arriving

to get somewhere

blast

to rush

brand-new

completely new

ecstatic

feeling great delight

galleys

the kitchen in a ship

orchestrating

to organize something

overwhelm

to overcome by superior force, crush; to affect so deeply as to make helpless

significantly

noticeably

announcement

something you make known

expendable

that which can be sacrificed, unimportant

expose

to reveal or uncover

embassy

deputation to a foreign country

excursion

a short journey made for pleasure

impeccably

perfectly

venture

a risky or daring journey

department

a part of a big organization

fascination

the state of being very interested

implement

to put a plan idea act. into action

open-mindedness

willingness to accept new ideas

assessment

a judgement

dilemma

a difficult choice

excels

to be very good at something

incognito

with your identity kept secret

surgeons

a doctor who deals with a disease or injury by cutting the affected part of the body

weaponry

wepons in general

abnormally

unusually

angular

with sharp edges

attempting

to make an effort to make something

calluses

a hard area of thin skin

contractions

the process of something become smaller

disfigured

deformed

flailing

wild waving

principal

chief

serenely

peacefully

interpreters

someone who translates words from one language into another

leaks

to intentionally disclose secret information

retinue

the group of servants and helpers who go with an important person to look after their needs

violates

to break a law or promise