Rogue Wave Vocabulary

swell means to

• Puncture

• clasp

• rotate

• bulge

Which of the following depends upon a fulcrum for movement?

• a boomerang

• a whirlpool

• a see-saw

• a hula hoop

submerge means to:

• decompose

• slacken

• drown

• gird

For what would you use a porthole?

• to play golf

• to plant flowers

• to look outside

• to hide valuables

crest means:

• bound

• bearing

• top

• development

keel means:

• lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects

• line consisting of a complex of fibers twisted together

• a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold

• One of the main longitudinal beams of the hull of a vessel

desolate means:

• dejected

• defensive

• debatable

• decisive

galley means:

• nursery

• kitchen

• throne

• tower

Who would most likely have a wiry physique?

• A newborn baby

• a couch potato

• a sumo wrestler

• a marathon runner

Which of the following would most likely be described as a trough?

• a ditch

• a bad cold

• a powerful wind storm

• a field of wheat