Vocabulary


 * Ch. 6 Cannibal Beach

perils - great danger marrow - a white fleshed green skinned gourd sorcery - the use of magic inhabitants - a person or animal that lives in or occupies a place. ogres - a man eating giant ethical - of or relating to moral principles moored - to make fast to a shore provisioned - supply with food, drink or equipment

Ch. 7 Circe**

glut - an excessively abundant supply of something intoxicating** - cause to lose control of their faculties
 * loom** - making fabric by weaving yarn or thread
 * haughtily** - arrogantly superior and disdainful
 * prophesy** - prediction, a say that explains what will happen in the future
 * venerable** - accorded a great deal of respect because of age, character or wisdom
 * skiff** - a shallow, flat-bottomed open boat with sharp bow and square stern
 * gorged - to eat a large amount greedily


 * Ch. 8 Land of the Dead

girdling - to encircle feeble - lacking physical strength fathoms - unit of length curdle - to separate foretold - predict gurgle - to make a hollow bubbling sound counsel** - advice


 * Ch. 9 Wandering Rocks

spawned - to release, product rendezvous - meeting at an agreed time and place ordained - to order sheared - to cut off vengeful - ** seeking a revenge


 * Ch. 10 The Sirens

strait - a narrow passage of water connected to a sea rawhide - stiff untanned leather purled - to knit hawser - a thick rope or cable for mooring or towing a ship beeswax - the wax secreted by bees to make honeycombs and used to make wood polishes and candles cinder** - a small piece of burnt coal or wood that has stopped giving off flames
 * spume** - froth or foam found in waves