Moby Dick Vocabulary

relating to an island

eternal damnation; hell

divine guidance; God

passenger boat carrying maik and cargo on a regular schedule

eliciting wonder; weighty

sea monster or large sea animal

a temporary stay

extreme(st)

to abhor; to loathe intensely

worshipper of idols

miscellaneous

process of dressing and grooming oneself

to avoid habitually

(adj.) strong; (n) an unwavering person

a man who gives exaggerated attention to dress

cheerless; expressing grief

sediment of liquor; dregs

side sheltered from wind

a tomb or marker for person(s) buried elsewhere

murder or murderer of parent or close relative

swing; vary

destruction; nullification

of dark color

relentless

showing sour disposition

instead of

staff or baton signifying royalty

generosity

enormous; extraordinary in degree

salt water

a kind of American clam

pot used for rendering oil from blubber

because of

wisdom; shrewdness

rites of public worship

side of ship above upper deck

summit; highest point

sudden, violent wind; storm

irregular; deviating from norm

rash; insolent

unrelieved

laziness

a share of profit

a stroke

month of fasting from dawn to sunset (Islam)

relating to giving of names

encumbered

a machine for moving or raising heavy weights

any of various machines for hoisting or hauling

relating to spring

accomplishment; realization

natural changes

combative; belligerent

extraordinary; unexplainable

tool for boring holes

expressing mild disapproval

a housing for ship's compass and a lamp

very respectful

temperate; moderate in eating and drinking

fit for a baron

a wooden ship with the upper deck cut away

evil

diseased; gruesome

ghost

present everywhere

believing too easily

fearless; courageous

unusual

sudden confusion or dismay

relating to hell; damnation

coagulated parts of milk

obsessive concentration on one idea

cutting off of the limbs

pertaining to the body

not lessened

in fear or dread

slipping away from one's grasp

extreme paleness

ornamented richly

to make into a god

incapable of error

dreamy contemplation

firmly established in habit

a desperate, dangerous criminal

emptiness

treacherous

subject to whim; fickle

said to be; so-called

without limit

given to pretentious display

small dagger with then, tapering blade

luckless; unfortunate

lessening

small backward current

intense; forceful

ropes from ship's side to masthead

quietness; stillness

greatly agitated; stormy

beheading

great intensity of passion or desire

letter

not able to be denied or delayed

interval; break or pause

of great number

showing too great a willingness to serve; fawning

greed

very heavy

overly full; excessive

one who hates or distrusts all people

bright red or scarlet

remorse; regret

(corpo santo) St. Elmo's fire; glowing balls of electrical energy appearing among the spars of a ship

holding firmly to some purpose

apparent knowledge of things before they happen

a vapor-like quality