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- compass
- a device for determining directions by means of a magnetic needle pointing to the magnetic north
- caravel
- a small 15th and 16th century ship with a broad bow, a high stern, and usually three masts
- hurricane
- a cyclone formed in the tropics with winds of 74 miles per hour or greater that is usually accompanied by rain, thunder, and lightning
- gunpowder
- an explosive mixture used in guns and blasting
- legendary
- WELL-KNOWN, FAMOUS
- missionary
- one sent to spread a religious faith among unbelievers or to engage in charitable work with religious support
- disgrace
- to bring shame to
- title (of nobility)
- a word or group of words attached to a person's name to show honor, rank, or office
- constellations
- any of 88 groups of stars forming patterns
- astrolabe
- an instrument for observing the positions of heavenly bodies that was used before the sextant was invented
- quadrant
- an arc of 90° : one quarter of a circle
- lateen sails
- a sailing rig having a triangular sail on a long pole attached to a short mast
- compassion
- sorrow or pity caused by the suffering or misfortune of another; sympathy
- reconcile
- to settle by agreement; to cause to give in or accept
- conviction
- a strong belief or opinion
- persecution
- the act of treating continually in a way meant to be cruel or harmful; especially : to cause to suffer because of belief