Vocabulary words and definitions for chapters 16-18 of The Wreckers by Iain Lawrence.

1. The Wreckers
Vocabulary
Chapters 16-18

2. Chapter 16
1. handspike
2. calamity
3. blanch
4. dislodge
5. bloat
6. borne
7. vintner
8. second-rate

3. handspike
• A bar used as a lever

4. calamity
• Great misfortune or disaster

5. blanch
• To turn white or pale

6. dislodge
• To remove, or force out of a particular place

7. bloat
• To puff up or swell, as with air or water

8. borne
• Carried by something like wind, water, or a
person

9. vintner
• A person who makes/sells wine

10. second-rate
• Of lesser quality, inferior

11. Chapter 17
1. magistrate
2. indistinct
3. Sinister
4. aglow

12. magistrate
• A civil officer or lay judge who administers the
law

13. indistinct
• Not distinct; not clear or sharply defined

14. sinister
• Suggesting or threatening evil; wicked or
criminal

15. aglow
• In a glow; glowing

16. Chapter 18
1. engulfing
2. tacking
3. apprentice
4. scrubbers
5. capstan

17. engulfing
• Sweep over something so as to surround or
cover it completely

18. tacking
• To bring a vessel into the wind in order to
change course or direction

19. apprentice
• A person who is learning a trade from a skilled
worker

20. scrubbers
• A brush or other object used to clean
something

21. capstan
• a machine with a drum that rotates round a
vertical spindle and is turned by a motor or
lever, used for hauling in heavy ropes