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14 Cards in this Set
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Patagonia
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a dry grassy region in southern South America. (p.50)
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impending
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about to happen (p.50)
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sea yarns
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sea stories and tales that often seem hard to believe (p.50)
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vile-tempered
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in a wicked, angry, very bad state (p.51)
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Strait of Magellan
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a channel between the mainland tip of South America & Tierra del Fuego that links the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans (p.51)
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inclement
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rough; severe; stormy (p.51)
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to the furious tip of the continent
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to the stormy waters and bad weather of Cape Horn (p.51)
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notorious
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widely but unfavorably known or talked about (p.52)
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Tierra del Fuego
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a group of islands at the tip of South America (p.52)
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troughs
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the low, narrow bottom part between waves (p.53)
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battening the hatches
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fasten canvas over the hatches of a ship, especially in preparing for a storm (p.53)
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gale
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a strong wind from 32 to 63 miles per hour (p.54)
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mite
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little (p.55)
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the furies of the past 37 days
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the violence and fierceness of the weather (p.57)
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