Vocabulary Quiz Solutions for The Rover Boys on the Ocean

I. Give the definition for the following vocabulary words:

flourish - v., 2 : wield or wave dramatically

repast : food and drink for a meal

consultation : a meeting at which advice is given or views are exchanged

wager : to bet on a certain outcome

success : the achievement of something desired, planned, or attempted

abduct : to carry off by force

procure : to get by special effort; acquire

II. Correctly spell the vocabulary words defined below:

swindle - defraud

voraciously; with great appetite - ravenous

to yield to the will or authority of another - submit

yielding to supervision or direction - docile

raise or haul up - hoist

one who deviates from established patterns especially in odd or whimsical ways - eccentric

draw back from action or danger - retreat - v.

III. Use the following vocabulary words in a complete sentence:

partition : The upper floor of the building was divided into several apartments by wooden ....

collision : We don't want to have a ... with some other boat.

villain : Don't you dare harm her, you ...!

strangle : Dick was nearly ... and had to unlock the fingers by sheer force.

grove : The path through the ... ran directly to the cliff overlooking the Hudson.

ponderous : Slowly the steamer came up to them, and then her ... engines ceased to work.