Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage Glossary

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage Glossary

Forbidding

Hostile, Unwelcoming, Unfriendly (Adjective).

Dilapidated

Shabby, Decayed, Ramshackle, Tumbledown (Adjective).

Sarcophagus

Stone coffins of ancient Egypt (Noun).

Sobriquet

A person’s nickname (Noun).

Assortment

Variety, Array, Miscellany (Noun).

Histrionic

Melodramatic, Theatrical, Showy (Adjective).

Remorseless

Ruthless, Merciless, Pitiless (Adjective).

Atremble

Trembling, Shaking (Adjective).

Perennial

Everlasting, Perpetual, Eternal (Adjective).

Painstakingly

Diligently, Carefully, Thoroughly (Adverb).

Astouding

Amazing, Astonishing, Surprising (Adjective).

Apathetically

Casually, Complacently, Disinterestedly (Adverb).

Forecastle

The upper deck of a ship (Noun).

Bulwark

Wall, Rampart, Fortification (Noun).

Inundating

Overwhelming, Engulfing, Deluging (Adjective).

Convulsive

Spasmodic, Jerky (Adjective).

Derelict

Unsafe, Dangerous, Perilous (Adjective).

Reconnaissance

Survey, Exploration, Investigation (Noun).

Tortuous

Winding, Curvy, Undulating (Adjective).

Replensi

Refill, Restock, Restore (Verb).

Audacious

Impudent, Impertinent, Insolent (Adjective).

Pervading

Permeating, Suffusing, Penetrating (Adjective).

Flamboyant

Buoyant, Exuberant, Ostentatious (Adjective).

Insatiable

Unquenchable, Unappeasable, Voracious (Adjective).

Inept

Incompetent, Unskilled, Inexpert (Adjective).

Irrepressible

Inextinguishable, Unquenchable, Uncontrollable (Adjective).

Peppery

Irritable, Peevish, Fiery (Adjective).

Meticulously

Diligently, Scrupulously, Carefully (Adverb).

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