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A vocabulary word list for Robinson Crusoe is arranged in order of appearance in 33 chapters:
Robinson Crusoe
– A vocabulary word list for Robinson Crusoe was adapted from Rhonda Bryant’s extensive contribution. She is a teacher contributor at www.myVocabulary.com.
Note: Syllabification is indicated in many words.
Ch. 1 – A Warning
propension, gout, expostulate, vicissitudes, distemper, precipitate, leisure, importunity, importunate
Ch. 2 – The Storm
e·lope·ment, in-ure, a·bate·ment, vig·i·lant, steer·age, boat·swain (also bo’s’n or bos’n or bo·sun),
wal·low, in·quire, col·lier, staved
Ch 3. – Pirates
re·tired, mel·an·choly , ex·cur·sion, ex·hort, con·ceit , o·mit, cal·en, sup·po·si·tion, ra·tion·al
Ch. 4 – Escape from Slavery
pin·nace, con·triv·ance, pre·tense, sub·sis·tence
Ch. 5 – Brazil
tit·tle, fe·lic·i·ty, proc·u·ra·tion, mis·car·riage, pro·cure, head, strait·en, su·per·car·go, stock
Ch. 6 – Shipwreck
coup de grace, clam·ber
Ch. 7 – Sole Survivor
ec·sta·sy, trans·port, mal·e·fac·tor, re·prieve, sol·ace, fur·long, trun·cheon, ex·trem·i·ty, car·ri·on, fain, mag·a·zine, rig·ging, haw·ser
Ch. 8 – First Days
spur, tar·pau·lin, ex·pos·tu·late, prov·i·dence, re·prove, hus·band, te·di·ous, pale, e·gress, re·gress
Ch. 9 – The Journal: Food and Shelter
adz or adze, for·bear
Ch. 10 – The Journal
perplexing, de·fi·cient, hod, no·ta be·ne, cred·i·ble, cask, run·let, ca·pac·i·ty
Ch. 11 – The Journal: Natural Disasters
stu·pe·fy, dis·con·so·late, loathe, a·sun·der
Ch. 12 – The Journal: Illness
a·gue, feb·rile, vin·dic·tive, with·al, pen·sive, bar, con·strue
Ch. 13 – The Journal: Recovery
per·ni·cious, in·de·fea·si·ble, a·bode, bow·er, brit·tle, of·fi·cious
Ch. 14 – The Journal: Exploring the Island
ac·qui·esce, dis·po·si·tion, di·vert·ing
Ch. 15 – The Journal: Of Pots and Canoes
ze·nith, har·row, pip·kin, sieve, whelm, in·fi·nite, de·cliv·i·ty,
Ch. 16 – The Journal: Reflections
pit·e·ous, shift, jot, e·qui·nox, pent·house, e·jac·u·la·tion
Ch. 17 – No Escape
dis·cre·tion, con·sid·er·a·tion, breach, sluice, re·pine, con·ster·na·tion
Ch. 18 – Further Improvements
sagacious, tractable, contrivance, prudence, inter, spatterdashes, frog, mulatto
Usage Note: The terms mulatto, quadroon, and octoroon originated with the racial policies of European colonizers in the Americas, especially the Spanish. Because civil rights and responsibilities were based directly on the degree of European blood that a person had, such classifications were highly elaborated, and minor distinctions in ancestry were carefully recorded. While these terms have highly precise definitions, in actual practice they were often used based on impressions of skin color rather than definite knowledge of ancestry.
Ch. 19 – A Footprint
sup·po·si·tion,
in·dig·na·tion,
om·nip·o·tent,
Cogitations,
chi·me·ra,
spec·ter,
ap·pa·ri·tion,
start,
wont
Ch. 20 – Bones
pitch, de·gen·er·a·cy, fur·bish, cut·lass, com·pass, a·bor·tive, am·bus·cade, vi·ti·ate, pro·mis·cu·ous, quar·ter, em·i·nent, pru·den·tial
Ch. 21 – Fear and Isolation
con·tem·pla·tion, quan·da·ry, in·ti·mate, in’ti·mat’e, in’ti·ma’tion, con·verse, es·say, grot·to, ca·pit·u·late, ad in·fi·ni·tum
Ch. 22: The Lost Ship
per·tur·ba·tion, waive, stave, ra·tion·al, im·pet·u·os·i·ty, in·sup·port·a·ble, ar·dent
Ch. 23 – Encounter with Savages
me·men·to, frig·ate, se·rene, cur·lew, fer·vor, scru·ple, re·solve
Ch. 24 – Friday Observed
taw·ny, dun, galled, chafe, sul·len, de·sign, be·stow, ar·raign, ar·bi·trar·y, dis·po·si·tion, apt,
dil·i·gent , un·feigned
Ch. 25 – Friday Instructed
om·nip·o·tent , strat·a·gem, de·lud,e, in·cli·na·tion, mal·ice, quench, rec·on·cile, sub·lu·na·ry,
re·frain, ni·ce·ty
Ch. 26 – New Plans
rig·ging, jibe
Ch. 27 – Savages Return
dram, for·mer, med·dle , skirt, con·ster·na·tion, pre·sent, dit·to, dis·tract·ed, ec·sta·sy, fil·i·al, re·pose, waft
Ch. 28 – Prisoners Freed
do·min·ion, pa·pist, treach·er·y, in·her·ent, re·quit·al, can·dor, in·ge·nu·i·ty, in·gen·u·ous, ab·hor, breach, fi·del·i·ty, in·de·fat·i·ga·ble, ad·mo·ni·tion, in·ev·i·ta·ble
Ch. 29 – The Mutineers
par·ley, un·couth, prot·es·ta·tion, vig·or·ous, brow, ir·res·o·lute, ca·pit·u·late,
Ch. 30 – Ship Recaptured
im·pre·ca·tion, in·cor·ri·gi·ble, re·frac·to·ry, mal·e·fac·tor, yard·arm
Ch 31 – Return to England
cog·ni·zance, moi·e·ty, proc·u·ra·tion, re·quite, gross
Ch. 32 – Adventures with Friday
in·com·mode, me·an·der, dis·en·gage, junc·ture, fu·see, breast·work
Ch. 33 – Island Again
in·ure
