psychodrama (noun)
a play, movie, or novel in which psychological elements are the main interest.
stud sail (noun)
an extra sail on a boat that supports the mainsail and makes the boat go faster
mulatto (noun)
A dated term for a person of mixed white and black ancestry, especially a person with one white and one black parent.
tempest (noun)
a violent windy storm.
inquisition (noun)
a time period of long, intense questioning and/or investigation. More particularly, an ecclesiastical tribunal established by Pope Gregory IX c. 1232 for the suppression of heresy. It was active chiefly in northern Italy and southern France, becoming notorious for the use of torture. In 1542 the papal Inquisition was re-established to combat Protestantism, eventually becoming an organ of papal government.
Cyclops (proper noun)
In Greek and Roman mythology, a member of a race of savage one-eyed giants.
boatswain (noun)
a ship's officer in charge of equipment and the crew.
aground (adjective)
(of a ship) lying on or touching the ground under shallow water.
gale (noun)
a very strong wind.
regale (verb)
entertain or amuse (someone) with talk.
gallows (noun)
a structure, typically of two uprights and a crosspiece, for the hanging of criminals.
perfidy (noun)
deceitfulness; untrustworthiness.
maroon (verb)
leave (someone) trapped and isolated in an inaccessible place, especially an island.
ingrate (noun)
an ungrateful person.
ghetto (noun)
an isolated or segregated group or area, occupied by a minority group or groups.
Uncle Tom (proper noun)
despotic (adjective)
tyrannical.
guano (noun)
the excrement of seabirds and bats, used as fertilizer.
lily-liver (noun)
someone who is lacking in courage.
Bacchus (proper noun)
The Roman god of wine.
