admeasurement
determining and comparing proportions
ague
fever
anomaly
something different or abnormal
aperture
opening
aver
to declare positively
avidity
ardent desire or craving; eagerness
azimuth
used in navigation, an arc of the horizon measured between a fixed point and the vertical circle passing through the center of an object
biche de mer
sea cucumber
bulwark
rampart
capricious
fickle
chicanery
trickery; deceit
declivity
downward slope
deleterious
harmful
deter
discourage; prevent
disquietude
uneasiness or anxiety
egregious
outstandingly bad; shocking
ejaculation
a sudden cry
erysipelas
a type of skin disease that causes inflammation
exigency
something that is required in a particular situation
firmament
the heavens
heterogeneous
consisting of diverse or different ingredients; mixed
impudent
rude; shameless; insolent
incipient
developing; about to come into being
inducement
a motive or consideration that pushes someone to action
interment
burial
interstices
spaces that intervene between things
larboard
port (left)
limpid
clear
obstreperously
acting in an unruly and aggressive manner
orlop
the lowest deck of a ship
paroxysm
a sudden violent fit or convulsion
perfidy
disloyalty; treachery
pernicious
evil; wicked; deadly
picul
a unit of weight
platitudes
banal and trite remarks
prostrate
lying flat
protracted
extended or prolonged
putrefaction
rot; decomposition
reconnoiter
to make a reconnaissance of
remonstrate
protest; object
rotundity
roundness
sagacity
wisdom; cleverness; shrewdness
squall
a sudden, sharp increase in wind speed, usually associated with storms
stertorous
harsh and loud, as with snoring
trepidation
nervousness; fear
windlass
a winch with a horizontal or vertical shaft and two drums used to raise a ship's anchor
