Unbroken Part III Vocabulary & Historical Terms

What does dire mean?

• good luck

• sick

• hard working

• urgent and desperate

Something that is flexible and bends easily is what?

• surley

• lithe

• miscreant

• aprapos

What type of sores are caused by wet, saltwater soaked clothing rubbing against skin?

• salt sores

• bed sores

• raft sores

• crash sores

This parasitic insect infested Louie's beard after he bit into the bird.

• albatross

• squall

• lice

• tern

What is a squall?

• a sudden and severe storm

• a type of bug

• a type of bird

• the ability to bend; limber

What word means "to shoot at someone via an airplane machine gun"?

• dire

• strafe

• squall

• louse

What did Louie tie around his waist so the current wouldn't carry him away from the life raft?

• fuselage

• turret

• jettison

• tether

Prior to the sharks leaping out of the water to devour Louie's head, they circled the raft __________________ and Louie thought they looked beautiful.

• spasmodically

• placidly

• horrifically

• wickedly

This area of water near the equator is known for its windless stillness.

• the Graf Zeppelin

• the rape of Nanking

• the doldrums

• the Bermuda triangle

To be deeply respectful is to be what?

• reverent

• rambunctious

• raucous

• rancid