East India Company Part 4 (Vocabulary)

Ambiguous

(Adjective) Open to more than one interpretation

Jurisdiction

(Noun) The official power to make legal decisions and judgments.

Mint

(Verb) Make a coin by stamping metal.

Fortify

(Verb) Providing a place with defensive works as protection against attack

Idle

(Adjective) used to describe a person, lazy

Vessel

(Noun) A ship or a large boat

Rigging

(Noun) the system of ropes, cables, or chains employed to support a ship's masts

Inventory

(Noun) A list of items such as property, goods in stock, or the contents of a building

Commissioning

(Verb) Giving an order for or authorize the production of something

Hogshead

(Noun) A large cask or barrel

Twilled

(Adjective) Used to describe a fabric woven in a way as to have a surface of diagonal parallel ridges

Broadcloth

(Noun) A clothing fabric of fine twilled wool

Aromatic

(Adjective) Having a pleasant and distinctive smell

Nascent

(Adjective) Used to describe an organization that just came into existence and is beginning to display the signs of future potential

Incarcerate

(Verb) To imprison

Complicity

(Noun) The state of being involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoings

Mooring

The act of securing a boat or vessel in a fixed position by using anchors

Escort

(Noun) A vehicle accompanying another for protection

Stern

(Adjective) Describes a person as serious and unrelenting, in the assertion of authority and the exercise of discipline

Restraining

(Adjective) Intended to keep someone or something under control

Chastened

(Verb) Having a restraining and moderating effect on

Armament

(Noun) Military weapons and equipment

En route

(Adverb) During the course of journey or on the way

Estuary

(Noun) A very partially enclosed body of water where a river meets the ocean

Becalm

(Verb) Unable to move through lack of wind

Jut

(Verb) Extend out, over, or beyond the main body or line of something

Cape

(Noun) A narrow, elevated landform that juts into a body of water

Provision

(Verb) The act of acquiring the supply with food, drink or equipment for a journey

Amalgamate

(Verb) Combine or unite to form one organization or structure

Tot

(Verb) Adding up numbers or amounts

Dividend

(Noun) A number of money paid quarterly by a company to its shareholders out of its profits

Meager

(Adjective) Used to describe something provided or available as to be lacking in quantity or quality

Paltry

(Adjective) of a small amount

On the contrary

As opposite to

Volatile

(Adjective) Can change rapidly and unpredictably especially for the worse

Calibre

(Noun) The quality of someone’s ability

Prevail

(Verb) Proving itself to be more powerful that the opposing forces, or being victorious

Dent

(Verb) A depression or hollow made by a blow or a pressure

Leisure

(Noun) Free time

Excursion

(Noun) A short journey or a trip, especially one engaged in as a leisure activity

Dockyard

(Noun) A waterside area containing docks, workshops, and warehouses for building, outfitting, and repairing ships, or for storing naval supplies

Lucrative

(Adjective) Producing a great deal of profit

Bluff

(Adjective) Direct in speech or behavior; Straight to the point and no bullshit attitude