Name: _________________________ The Cay Vocabulary Guide
7th Grade Language Arts
Mrs. Baker
Directions: To each word and definition, add the part of speech, put the definition in your own words,
and write a sentence using the word correctly that shows the meaning of the word.
Chapter 1:
1. gabled ____- built with a pitched roof
Definition in your words: _______________________________________________________
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2. refinery ____- an establishment for refining something, as metal, sugar, or petroleum
Definition in your words: _______________________________________________________
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3. dike ____- an embankment for controlling or holding back the waters of the sea or a river
Definition in your words: _______________________________________________________
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4. tense ____- in a state of mental or nervous strain
Definition in your words: _______________________________________________________
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5. irritating ____- annoying; provoking
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6. stern ____- firm, strict, or uncompromising
Definition in your words: _______________________________________________________
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Chapter 2:
7. mutiny ____- revolt or rebellion against constituted authority
Definition in your words: _______________________________________________________
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8. freighter ____- a vessel used mainly for carrying cargo
Definition in your words: _______________________________________________________
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9. leeward- ____- the point toward which the wind blows
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10. disheartened ____- to shake or destroy the courage or resolution of
Definition in your words: _______________________________________________________
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Chapter 3:
11. torpedoed ____- any of various submarine explosive devices for destroying hostile ships
Definition in your words: _______________________________________________________
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12. alabaster ____- a finely granular variety of gypsum, often white and translucent, used for
ornamental objects or work, such as lamp bases, figurines, etc
Definition in your words: _______________________________________________________
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13. conch shell ____- the spiral shell of a gastropod, often used as a horn
Definition in your words: _______________________________________________________
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14. calypso ____- a musical style of West Indian origin, influenced by jazz, usually having topical,
often improvised, lyrics
Definition in your words: _______________________________________________________
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15. ebony ____- the color black
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16. welt ____- a ridge or wale on the surface of the body, as from a blow of a stick or whip
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17. defiantly ____- boldly resistant or challenging
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Chapter 4:
18. aimlessly ____- purposeless.
Definition in your words: _______________________________________________________
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19. orphaned ____- A child whose parents are dead
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20. plunged ____- to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something
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21. temporary ____- lasting, existing, serving, or effective for a time only;
Definition in your words: _______________________________________________________
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Chapter 5:
22. drone ____- to make a dull, continued, low, monotonous sound
Definition in your words: _______________________________________________________
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Chapter 6:
23. thrashing ____- beating with or as if with a flail
Definition in your words: _______________________________________________________
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24. scornfully ____- full of contempt or dislike
Definition in your words: _______________________________________________________
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Chapter 7:
25. lurched ____- To roll or pitch suddenly or erratically
Definition in your words: _______________________________________________________
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26. cay ____- a small low island
Definition in your words: _______________________________________________________
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Chapter 8:
27. smoldering ____- burning with little smoke and no flame
Definition in your words: _______________________________________________________
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28. ignite ____- to set on fire
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29. impatient ____- restless in desire or expectation
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30. anguish ____- excruciating or acute distress, suffering, or pain
Definition in your words: _______________________________________________________
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Chapter 9:
31. reeve ____- to pass (a rope or the like) through a hole
Definition in your words: _______________________________________________________
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32. stunned ____- to shock; overwhelm
Definition in your words: _______________________________________________________
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Chapter 10:
33. catchment- ____ - something for catching water, as a reservoir or basin
Definition in your words: _______________________________________________________
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34. rancid ____- rank, unpleasant, and stale
Definition in your words: _______________________________________________________
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Chapter 11:
35. voodoo ____- a polytheistic religion practiced chiefly by West Indians
Definition in your words: _______________________________________________________
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36. protested ____- To object to, especially in a formal statement
Definition in your words: _______________________________________________________
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37. conniving ____- to cooperate secretly; conspire
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38. tethered ____- A rope, chain, or similar restraint for holding one, especially an animal, in place,
Definition in your words: _______________________________________________________
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Chapter 12:
39. malaria ____- any of a group of diseases, usually intermittent or remittent, characterized by
attacks of chills, fever, and sweating
Definition in your words: _______________________________________________________
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Chapter 13:
40. schooner ____Definition in your words: _______________________________________________________
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41. blurted ____- To utter suddenly and impulsively
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42. rigid ____- stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard
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43. crevice ____- a crack forming an opening
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Chapter 14:
44. tempis’ ____- a bad storm or a hurricane
Definition in your words: _______________________________________________________
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Chapter 15:
45. slumped ____- To fall or sink heavily; collapse
Definition in your words: _______________________________________________________
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46 abruptly ____- sudden or unexpected
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47 flayed ____- To strip off the skin or outer covering of
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Chapter 16:
48. groped ____- to feel about with the hands; feel one's way
Definition in your words: _______________________________________________________
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49. debris ____- the remains of anything broken down or destroyed
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50. legacy ____- anything handed down from the past
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51. honing ____- to sharpen
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52. precise ____- definite or exact
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53. scour ____- to clear or rid of what is undesirable
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Chapter 17:
54. gingerly ____- with great care or caution
Definition in your words: _______________________________________________________
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Chapter 18:
55. flutter ____- to wave, flap, or toss about
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