| mariners | sailors |
| vessels | ships |
| provisions | supplies of food |
| unfurled | unfolded |
| mutiny | rebellion against authority |
| forfeited | given up |
| reckon | compute or calculate |
| orator | public speaker |
| spectators | persons watching an event |
| transfixed | motionless |
| vetoed | rejected by authority |
| resolutions | personal goals |
| adjourned | ended a session |
| astronomy | study of heavenly bodies |
| yield | produce |