Vocabulary

• in case of: If something happens; in the event of.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• on deck: In baseball, being the next batter to come up to bat.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• on the deck: Situated on the flat surface or floor of a ship or boat.
• in pairs: Divided into or working as two people together.
• move about: To go from place to place; travel around.
• of any kind: Of any type or variety whatsoever.
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• happen on: To find or discover by accident.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• destination: The place you are traveling to
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• cruel: Hurtful; acting to hurt others intentionally
• abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• rampant: Growing rapidly and uncontrollably
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• medieval: Old or out of date and not of much use
• coordinate: To match styles or colors that go well together
• tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• temporary: Continuing for a limited time; not permanent
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
• torture: Hurting someone to force them to give information
• halt: To stop, or cause something, e.g. a car, to stop
• gender: State of being male or female
• deem: To judge something to be a certain thing, way
• whip: To defeat thoroughly or easily
• leave: To go away from; depart
• inflict: To make someone endure (something bad)
• drown: To kill something by putting it under water
• relieve: To make less boring by making some change
• opt: To choose one thing rather than other choices
• malaria: Disease caused by being bitten by a mosquito
• navigation: Act of finding and following the correct course
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• deck: Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• voyage: Long journey to a distant or unknown place
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• revolt: Protest against authority; fight to take control
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• mount: To attach something to something else
• cargo: Goods carried in a ship or plane
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• minuscule: Very, very small
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• influenza: Full name for the 'flu'
• sanitary: Designed to keep things clean to prevent disease
• ventilation: Act of supplying fresh air to get rid of bad air
• overboard: Going over the side of a boat or ship into the sea
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• perish: Usually poetic to be destroyed; die
• smallpox: Contagious disease with pimples that leave scars
• agree: To have the same opinion as someone else
• outlaw: Person hiding from police after breaking the law
• homeland: Country where you were born
• enslave: To make someone live like a slave
• segregate: To separate people by skin color, sex or religion
• servitude: Slavery; compulsory labor imposed as a punishment