Vocabulary words and definitions for The Wreckers by Iain Lawrence for chapters 6-8.

1. The Wreckers
Vocabulary
Chapters 6-8

2. Chapter 6
1. brink
2. spindrift
3. corpse
4. embayed
5. specters
6. plunder
7. naught

3. brink
• The edge of a slope

4. spindrift
• Windblown sea spray

5. corpse
• A dead body

6. embayed
• To detain, or keep, in a bay

7. specters
• A ghost or phantom

8. plunder
• Goods taken by force or stolen

9. naught
• nothing

10. Chapter 7
1. clamor
2. tempests
3. flinched
4. tetched
5. headstrong
6. gallivanting
7. sinkhole
8. phosphorus
9. reek
10. perish

11. clamor
• A loud, sustained noise

12. tempests
• A violent windstorm

13. flinched
• To start or wince involuntarily, as from a
surprise or pain

14. tetched
• Somewhat imbalanced mentally, touched or
crazy

15. headstrong
• Determined to have one’s own way, stubborn
and willful

16. gallivanting
• To roam about in search of pleasure or
amusement

17. sinkhole
• A natural depression in a land surface
communicating with a subterranean
passage, formed by the collapse of a tavern
roof

18. phosphorus
• A highly reactive and flammable substance

19. reek
• To give off or fill with a strong, unpleasant
odor

20. perish
• To die or be destroyed

21. Chapter 8
1. clamber
2. Ghosted
3. scowled
4. gunwales
5. chanteys
6. flagon
7. smuggler
8. petty
9. excise men
10. farce
11. smug
12. cromlech

22. clamber
• To climb with difficulty, awkwardly

23. ghosted
• To move noiselessly, like a ghost

24. scowled
• To express with a frowning facial expression

25. gunwales
• The upper edge of the side of a vessel (so
called because guns were mounted on it)

26. chanteys
• A song sung by sailors to the rhythm of their
movements while working

27. flagon
• A large vessel with a handle and spout, used
for holding wine or liquors

28. smuggler
• To illegally bring goods in/out by stealth,
without paying customs taxes on them

29. petty
• Minor, unimportant

30. Excise men
• An officer who inspects items and decides
what shall be taxed

31. farce
• An empty show, a mockery

32. smug
• Exhibiting or showing a look of great
satisfaction with oneself or one’s situation

33. cromlech
• A prehistoric monument circling a mound.
Usually a tomb consisting of 2 or more upright
stones with a capstone, believed to have been
buried in the earth with a central opening.