SABIS Vocabulary Study Guide Pages 24-28

SABIS Vocabulary List (Pages 24–28)

  • 1. pensiveness: (n.) sad thoughtfulness
  • 2. tussle: (n.) physical contest or struggle; an intense argument
  • 3. frail: (adj.) fragile; easily harmed, damaged, or broken
  • 4. varicolored: (adj.) having various colors
  • 5. miniature: (adj.) being or represented on a small scale; very small
  • 6. correspond: (v.) to be in conformity or agreement
  • 7. larder: (n.) a place where food is stored
  • 8. timorous: (Adj.) fearful or nervous
  • 9. conceal: (v.) to place out of sight
  • 10. skeptical: (adj.) doubting that something is true or useful
  • 11. spatter: (n.) the act of a liquid falling on something in small drops or the drops themselves
  • 12. mast: (n.) a long pole rising from the keel or deck of a ship and supporting its sails
  • 13. rig (rigged): (v.) to equip (a ship) with sails, shrouds, and yards
  • 14. impervious: (adj.) not allowing entrance or passage
  • 15. overcast: (adj.) clouded over
  • 16. ripple: (v.) to flow in small waves
  • 17. heave: (v.) to rise and fall rhythmically
  • 18. rudder: (n.) a flat piece of metal or wood at the back of a boat or aircraft, moved from side to side in order to direct its course
  • 19. seam: (n.) a line across a surface, such as a crack, fissure, or wrinkle
  • 20. resolute: (adj.) marked by firm determination
  • 21. drollery: (n.) whimsical humor
  • 22. nautical: (adj.) of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships
  • 23. jeer (jeered): (v.) to speak or cry out with derision or mockery
  • 24. foolhardy: (adj.) foolishly adventurous and bold
  • 25. plunder: (n.) something taken by force, theft, or fraud
  • 26. solemn: (adj.) serious; without any humor
  • 27. covenant: (n.) a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement

Categorized Vocabulary Breakdown

  • Nautical and Maritime Terminology

    • mast: (n.) A long pole rising from the keel or deck of a ship and supporting its sails.
    • nautical: (adj.) Of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships.
    • rig (rigged): (v.) To equip (a ship) with sails, shrouds, and yards.
    • rudder: (n.) A flat piece of metal or wood at the back of a boat or aircraft, moved from side to side in order to direct its course.

  • Physical Properties and Conditions

    • frail: (adj.) Fragile; easily harmed, damaged, or broken.
    • impervious: (adj.) Not allowing entrance or passage.
    • miniature: (adj.) Being or represented on a small scale; very small.
    • overcast: (adj.) Clouded over.
    • seam: (n.) A line across a surface, such as a crack, fissure, or wrinkle.
    • varicolored: (adj.) Having various colors.

  • Actions, Movements, and Interactions

    • conceal: (v.) To place out of sight.
    • correspond: (v.) To be in conformity or agreement.
    • heave: (v.) To rise and fall rhythmically.
    • jeer (jeered): (v.) To speak or cry out with derision or mockery.
    • ripple: (v.) To flow in small waves.
    • spatter: (n.) The act of a liquid falling on something in small drops or the drops themselves.
    • tussle: (n.) Physical contest or struggle; an intense argument.

  • Psychological States, Temperaments, and Expressions

    • drollery: (n.) Whimsical humor.
    • foolhardy: (adj.) Foolishly adventurous and bold.
    • pensiveness: (n.) Sad thoughtfulness.
    • resolute: (adj.) Marked by firm determination.
    • skeptical: (adj.) Doubting that something is true or useful.
    • solemn: (adj.) Serious; without any humor.
    • timorous: (Adj.) Fearful or nervous.

  • Locations, Objects, and Formal Concepts

    • covenant: (n.) A usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement.
    • larder: (n.) A place where food is stored.
    • plunder: (n.) Something taken by force, theft, or fraud.