Vocabulary words and definitions for chapters 9-11 of The Wreckers by Iain Lawrence.

1. The Wreckers
Vocabulary
Chapters 9-11

2. Chapter 9
1. aground
2. rabble
3. idjit
4. tarpaulins

3. aground
• Onto or on a shore, reef, or the bottom of a
body of water

4. rabble
• A crowd, mob, the lowest class of people

5. idjit
• Slang for “idiot”, someone simple, not too
bright

6. tarpaulins
• Sheets of material such as waterproof canvas
used to protect things from moisture

7. Chapter 10
1. chandlery
2. chinks
3. fetid
4. fettered
5. furtive

8. chandlery
• A place that makes candles

9. chinks
• A massive opening; a crack

10. fetid
• Having an offensive odor, smelling bad

11. fettered
• Chained, shackled

12. furtive
• Stealthily, sneaky

13. Chapter 11
1. cassock
2. tether
3. quoits
4. loathsome

14. cassock
• An ankle-length garment worn by clergy

15. tether
• To tie or fasten, usually with rope

16. quoits
• Rings of rope used in a game

17. loathsome
• Offensive, nasty