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Vocabulary Word List:

Columbus, an explorer, vocabulary list:
audacious, challenge, discovery, expedition, exploration, explorer, intrepid, intrigue, mysterious, sextant, valiant, voyage
  • 1
    Queen Isabella did not deny that Columbus was making an
    attempt for glory.
  • 2
    Believers assumed that there was nothing
    about the earnest pleas Columbus made to want to reveal distant lands.
  • 3
    The brave crew showed courage in their willingness to pursue
    of new lands.
  • 4
    John used the
    daily in uncharted waters and wrote down positions of the ship in the log.
  • 5
    Far too many
    sailors faced physical discomforts and hardships without major complaints.
  • 6
    Scholars agree that Columbus earned a more solid reputation with the
    of San Salvador.
  • 7
    Another reputable
    had already earned the confidence of several members of the royal family.
  • 8
    No one was prepared to predict an exact amount of time that each
    would last.
  • 9
    Columbus recognized that this
    would require even more money than he had planned.
  • 10
    Faced with not one
    but many of them on board, Donald never lost faith.
  • 11
    Few sailors were as
    as James who climbed to the top of the masts even in foul weather.
  • 12
    Tales of distant lands and possible riches tended to
    many men who liked the open water.
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