Unit 8 Lesson 1 Academic Vocabulary

a rebellion or uprising against those in charge on a ship.

• uprising
• mutiny
• insurrection
• revolt

an English gentleman who owns a large estate or piece of land

• estate owner
• property lord
• landholder
• squire

things that have been stolen

• loot

• Pets
• Furniture
• Money, jewelry, electronics, personal belongings

the location or position of something based on information from a compass

• Compass direction
• Compass location
• Compass heading
• bearing

a local government official who has some of the powers of a judge (magistrates)

• Judge
• Attorney
• Sheriff
• Magistrate

a heavy sword with a sharp, curved edge

• rapier
• sabre

• katana
• broadsword

a sudden loss of feeling or consciousness brought on by a lack of oxygen in the brain caused by a broken or blocked blood vessel.

• Stroke
• Asthma attack
• Diabetes
• Heart attack

a small area along a coast sheltered by hills

• bay
• inlet
• lagoon
• cove

working, traveling, or living on the sea

• seafaring

• submarine
• aquatic
• nautical

a small telescope used to see things in the distance

• spyglass

• telescope
• microscope
• monocular