| Term | Definition |
|---|
| hullabaloo | (noun) a loud noise or uproar |
| victual | (noun) food supplies; provisions |
| wharf | (noun) a leveled area where a ship can be tied in order to transport goods |
| sundry | (adjective) miscellaneous, various(adjective) miscellaneous, various |
| billow | (verb) to puff up or swell like a wave |
| melancholy | (noun/adjective) a feeling of thoughtful sadness (noun); sad, depressed (adjective) |
| apoplexy/apoplectic | (noun/adjective) a stroke or sudden loss of bodily function (noun); intense enough to threaten or cause apoplexy (adjective) |
| contrive | (verb) to plan with ingenuity; devise, invent |
| pestilent | (adjective) destructive to life, deadly, poisonous |
| attest | (verb) to bear witness to, certify, declare to be correct |
| privy | (adjective) in on something secret or private |
| contemplate | (verb) to look at with continued attention; observe or study thoughtfully |
| awash | (adjective) covered, filled, or crowded |
| contraband | (noun) illegal or prohibited goods |
| affliction | (noun) a state—or cause—of mental or physical pain |
| inconceivable | (adjective) unthinkable, unimaginable |
| hearth | (noun) the floor of the fireplace; home, fireside |
| squabble | (noun/verb) a petty quarrel (noun); to engage in a petty quarrel (verb) |
| rile | to irritate or vex |
| caterwaul | (noun/verb) a howl or a screech (noun); to utter a howl or a screech (verb) |
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