abhorrence
hatred; disgust
betide
happen
brook
to put up with; tolerate
calking
the process of waterproofing a ship
censured
judged; found fault with and criticized as blameworthy
commenced
began
conjecture
to arrive at or deduce by surmise or guesswork; guess
consummate
complete in every detail; perfect
debase
reduce or degrade
dispositions
temperamental makeups
dissipation
intemperate living
emaciated
feeble; wasting away physically
entreaties
earnest requests; pleas
evince
indicate
exculpate
to clear from alleged fault or guilt
execrate
to declare to be evil or detestable; denounce
goad
provoke
hectoring
playing the bully; swaggering
immutable
unchangeable
imprudent
not showing care for the consequences of an action
impudent
marked by contemptuous or cocky boldness or disregard of others; insolent
interposition
the act of interposing (placing in an intervening position; putting oneself between; intruding)
joist
beam built parallel to the wall in support of a floor or ceiling
lacerated
torn roughly; wounded jaggedly
Lynch law
extrajudicial punishment by hanging
maxim
a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct; a proverbial saying
myriads
great numbers
obdurate
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
offal
the waste or by-product of a process; rubbish
perdition
eternal damnation; Hell
pernicious
harmful
privation
a state in which essential human needs (food, warmth) are lacking
profligate
recklessly extravagant; wasteful
quail
wither; decline; falter
reproving
expressing rebuke or disapproval
sagacity
wisdom; cleverness
scow
a large flat-bottomed boat with broad square ends used chiefly for transporting bulk material (as ore, sand, or refuse)
scurf
flakes of dry skin that forms when new skin is made by the body
sloop
a single-mast boat
sunder
to break or rip apart; separate
vindicate
avenge; to free from allegation or blame
writhed
twisted; wrenched
