Ship Breakers Vocabulary

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phosphorescent

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adj. — a faint glow in the dark

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scavenge

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v., salvage from discarded material

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capitalism

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n. an economic system that is controlled by private companies

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miraculously

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adv., very surprisingly

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tenacity

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n., determination or persistence

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ominous

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adj., foreshadowing something evil

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deluge

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n., sudden overflow of land by water

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sea-level

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n. the average level of the sea’s surface

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arrayed

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v., put something in order or arrange

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stymie

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v., present an obstacle