Week 11 Vocabulary Words

to look over or examine closely

someone chosen by a group of people to speak and act for them

to draw a person's attention away from something

demanding immediate attention

crowded; not enough room to move about

the way you act or behave

to rock back and forth in big ocean waves

to break into many pieces; to cause much damage

people who are aged in years

an opinion from which something is considered

to go aboard some means of tranportation

to give support, make firm, strengthen

a tall pole that stands on the deck of a boat and supports its sails

to give up; stop fighting in order to preserve one's life

a disagreement between people with apposing viewpoints

living space, especially on a ship

a warship with different kinds of weapons