=re mu' ner a ted=: rewarded; presented with.
=re nowned'=: famous.
=re plete'=: filled.
=rep' ro ba' tion=: condemnation; disapproval.
=res' pi ra' tor=: a device covering the mouth and nose and preventing the
breathing of outside air.
=ret' i nue=: a train of attendants.
=re ver' ber a ted=: reflected; echoed.
=rime=: hoarfrost.
=Rolfe, John=: the first Englishman to plant tobacco in Virginia; the
husband of Pocahontas.
=rood=: cross.
=ro' sa ry=: a string of beads used in counting prayers.
=ru' bi cund=: ruddy; red.
=rucksack=: a napsack worn by Arctic travelers.
=rue' ful=: sad; distressed.
=ruffle=: a contest.
=sar cas' ti cal ly=: ironically; humorously.
=sat' el lite=: an attendant; also, a body revolving around another, as
the moon.
=scar=: a cliff.
=sci' en tist=: one learned in the natural sciences, as chemistry,
physics, etc.
=screen=: a surface on which the reflection from the periscope is thrown.
=sem' blance=: likeness.
=serf=: a kind of slave; an unfree laborer.
=sex' tant=: an instrument used to determine a ship's position by
observing the sun and other objects.
=Shah=: ruler; king.
=shrift=: confession made to a priest.
=Shrovetide=: the days just before the beginning of Lent.
=sib' yl=: prophetess.
=side drift=: the drift of a vessel to one side or the other of a course.
=sil hou ette= (sil oo et'): the black shadow of an object.
=sin' gu lar' i ty=: strangeness.
=smock race=: a race in which the contestants are hampered by garments.
=sliv' er=: a long splinter.
=sol' ace=: comfort.
=so phis' ti ca ted=: experienced; worldly-wise.
=spec' tral=: of graded colors.
=spin' et=: a musical instrument like a piano.
=spoor=: trail; foot-marks.
=sprint' er=: a runner; a foot-racer.
=spume=: froth; foam.
=stac ca' to=: disconnected; jerky.
=states' man=: one concerned in the governing of a country.
=sten to' ri an=: loud; thundering.
=stodg' i ly=: with distended eyes.
=sto' ic al ly=: patiently; without complaint.
=stoke-hold=: the room containing a ship's boilers.
=stra' ta=: the layers of rock composing the crust of the earth.
=strat' e gy=: the use of artifice; clever planning.
=Stuy' ves ant=: a Dutch colonial governor of New York.
=sub lim' i ty=: grandeur; magnificence.
=sub' ter ra' ne an=: beneath the earth; in a cavity.
=sump' ter mule=: a beast of burden.
=sump' tu a ry=: relating to expense.
=sump' tu ous=: plentiful; extravagant.
=su' per flu' i ty=: more than is needed.
=su per' flu ous=: not needed.
=sur' plice=: a white outer garment worn by priests.
=Sus' que han' nocks=: an Indian tribe originally inhabiting Maryland and
Pennsylvania.
=sword of Damascus=: a sword made from steel wrought in Damascus, Syria.
=syl' van=: of the woods.
=sym' pho ny=: harmony; music.
=ta' bor=: a small drum.
=tac' i turn= (tas): silent.
=tam' bour frame=: frame for embroidery.
=tap' es try=: a curtain for a wall ornamented with worked pictures.
=tar' get=: a small shield.
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