Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Glossary

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Glossary

inexplicable

incapable of being explained.

aquatic

Having to do with marine life

prodigious

Of immense proportions

Leviathan

A huge, terrifying, dreadful underwater creature

carapace

The covering or exterior skin of something

contraption

A complicated machine designed for a specific purpose

cannibal

An entity which eats the flesh of its own species

tethered

Connected or secured to something else by a rope

renounce

To relinquish or abandon

infinity

Without end; timeless

eccentric

Idiosyncratic; slightly mad

impede

To hinder or obstruct

excursion

An adventurous journey or voyage

lavish

Posh; extravagant; ostentatious

luminous

Shining brightly

skiff

A small boat

isthmus

A narrow strip of land

capsize

Overturn so as to land upside-down

conjecture

To estimate based on limited knowledge

unimpeachable

Beyond reproach or indictment

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