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Spirit of Endurance

Spirit of Endurance. Nautical Vocabulary. Nautical Vocabulary cont. p ort : the left side of a ship, when facing the bow. t iller : a lever used to turn the rudder on a boat . s extant : an instrument for measuring latitude and longitude using the horizon and the sun or stars. frigid.

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Spirit of Endurance

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  1. Spirit of Endurance

  2. Nautical Vocabulary

  3. Nautical Vocabulary cont. port: the left side of a ship, when facing the bow tiller: a lever used to turn the rudder on a boat sextant: an instrument for measuring latitude and longitude using the horizon and the sun or stars.

  4. frigid adjective If the weather is frigid, it is extremely cold.

  5. hack verb Hack means to cut or chop unevenly with heavy blows from a tool such as an ax.

  6. ice floe noun An ice floe is a piece of ice floating in the sea.

  7. labor noun Labor is hard work or effort.

  8. treacherous adjective If something is treacherous, it is full of danger.

  9. triumph verb If you triumph over something or someone, you are victorious or successful.

  10. abandon verb If you abandon something, you give it up or leave it forever.

  11. Passengers are instructed on how to abandon a sinking ship. The explorers refused to abandon their expedition. The family was forced to abandon their home as hurricane Sandy roared closer.

  12. Talk to your partner… List adjectives for feelings you may have if you had to abandon something (a house, mission, ship…). Sentence starter: “If I had to abandon something, I might feel _______”

  13. dismantled verb If something was dismantled, it was taken apart.

  14. The hikers dismantled the tents before going on a hike. The gusty winds dismantled the explorer’s igloos. The painter dismantled the scaffolding and packed it in the trailer.

  15. Talk to your partner… Compare and contrast dismantled and destroyed. Sentence starters: “Dismantle and destroy are similar because…” “Dismantle and destroy are different because…”

  16. expedition noun An expedition is a trip for exploring or studying.

  17. Dr. Ricci led a scientific expedition to the rain forest of Belize. The climbers planned an expedition to Mount Everest. Ernest Shackleton was the commander of the expedition.

  18. Expedition or Not? Nate and Jim hiked through the forest to map out a shortcut to the fishing lodge. Cassie and Mel enjoyed the free food on their cruise. Adam’s mom started out on her daily 3 mile walk. The team set out through the jungle at dawn to find the rare butterfly. The Boy Scouts took photos of the various wildlife they spotted on their walk through the park.

  19. uninhabited adjective If a place is uninhabited, no one lives there.

  20. The house has been uninhabited since we moved away. Most of Antarctica is uninhabited. The men knew a ship might never pass by uninhabited Elephant Island.

  21. Word Family inhabit inhabits inhabited inhabitant uninhabited uninhabitable 6 new families will ___ the subdivision. Marci already ___ one of the new houses there and she loves it! Only 4 families ___ that part of town last year. Every new ___ receives free cable for 1 year. Developers are already planning new homes for another ___ part of town. The south part of town is ___ because of location of the waste treatment plant.

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