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Skiff |
any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person. |
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Phosphorescence |
1. the property of being luminous at temperatures below incandescence, as from slow oxidation in the case of phosphorus or after exposure to light or other radiation. 2. a luminous appearance resulting from this. 3. any luminous radiation emitted from a substance after the removal of the exciting agent. |
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Gaff |
an iron hook with a handle for landing large fish. to hook or land (a fish) with a gaff. |
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Thole |
a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar. |
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furl |
to gather into a compact roll and bind securely, as a sail against a spar or a flag against its staff. |
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thwart |
1. to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose. 2. to frustrate or baffle (a plan, purpose, etc.). |
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myriad |
1.a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things. 2.of an indefinitely great number; innumerable:the myriad stars of a summer night. 3. having innumerable phases, aspects, variations, etc.:the myriad mind of Shakespeare. |
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fathom |
a unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 meters): used chiefly in nautical measurements. -to measure the depth of by means of a sounding line; sound. -to penetrate to the truth of; comprehend; understand: to fathom someone's motives. |
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gaunt |
1. extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated. 2. bleak, desolate, or grim, as places or things: a gaunt, windswept landscape. |
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bodega |
1. (especially among Spanish-speaking Americans) a grocery store. 2. a wineshop. 3. a warehouse for storing or aging wine. |
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feign |
1. to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of:to feign sickness. 2. to invent fictitiously or deceptively, as a story or an excuse. 3. to imitate deceptively: to feign another's voice.4. to make believe; pretend: She's only feigning, she isn't really ill. |
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raucous |
1. harsh; strident; grating: raucous voices; raucous laughter. 2. rowdy; disorderly: a raucous party. |
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bemused |
bewildered or confused; lost in thought; preoccupied. |
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guttural |
1. of or pertaining to the throat. 2. harsh; throaty. |
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indelible |
1. making marks that cannot be erased, removed, or the like: indelible ink. 2. that cannot be eliminated, forgotten, changed, or the like: the indelible memories of war; the indelible influence of a great teacher. |
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diffident |
lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy. -restrained or reserved in manner, conduct, etc. |
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cloistered |
secluded from the world; sheltered: a cloistered life |
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assimilate |
1.to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb:He assimilated many new experiences on his European trip. 2. to bring into conformity with the customs, attitudes, etc., of a group, nation, or the like; adapt or adjust:to assimilate the new immigrants. |
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incongruity |
1. the state of out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming:an incongruous effect; incongruous behavior. 2. not harmonious in character; inconsonant; lacking harmony of parts: an incongruous mixture of architectural styles. 3. inconsistent: actions that were incongruous with their professed principles. |
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parable |
a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson. |
