Learn this Titanic Vocabulary before watching the movie.
Bet (v)
to risk money on the result of a race or an event:
I can't believe you bet our tickets.
Be about to (id)
to be close to do something:
The moment of truth boys. Somebody's life's about to change.
Queue (n)
a line of people waiting for something:
Have you been through the inspection queue?
Amount (v)
to be the same as or equal to something else:
He'll never amount to a thing, trust me.
brand new (adj)
completely new:
It smells so brand new. Like they built it all just for us.
Strike (v)
to discover gold or oil by digging or drilling:
Her husband had struck gold someplace out west.
Steam (v)
1. to go somewhere very quickly:
2. to travel in a boat or train that uses power produced by steam:
We were steaming west from the coast of Ireland, with nothing out ahead of us but ocean...
Envision (v)
to form a picture in the mind:
He envisioned a steamer so grand in scale
Stern (n)
the back part of a ship or boat:
Tonnage (n)
the size of a ship or the amount of goods it is able to carry, expressed in tones:
Is it because men think half the women around have big sterns and should be weighed in tonnage?
Precipice (n)
a very steep side of a cliff or a mountain:
I felt like I was standing at a great precipice, with no one to pull me back.
Distract (v)
to take somebody's attention away from something:
You're distracting me. Go away.
Look forward to (phrasal verb)
to feel excited and pleased about something that is going to happen:
Which is why I'm not looking forward to jumping in after you.
Regale with
to amuse or entertain somebody with jokes or stories:
Perhaps you could join us for dinner tomorrow, to regale our group with your heroic tale?
Bum (v)
to ask someone to give you something:
Can I bum a cigarette?
melancholy (adj)
very sad:
I know you've been melancholy, and I don't pretend to know why.
Dough (n)
(old-fashioned, slang) money:
I've got all my dough tied up in this thing.
Moniker (n)
name or nickname:
That's quite a moniker. I may hafta get you to write that down.
Amber (n)
a hard clear yellowish-brown substance, used in jewellery:
And I was trapped in it, like an insect in amber.
Fella (n)
an informal way of referring to a man or someone's boyfriend:
So you feel like you're stuck on a train you can't get off 'cause you're marryin' this fella.
Dismiss (v)
to decide that someone or something is not necessary or important:
chuckle (n)
an act of laughing quietly:
And I'm tired of people dismissing my dreams with a chuckle and a pot on the head.
Gracious (adj)
behaving in a pleasant, polite, and calm way, especially to people of a lower rank:
The others were gracious and curious about the man who'd saved my life.
Steerage (n)
in the past, the part of a ship in which people with the cheapest tickets used to travel
Tell us of the accommodations in steerage, Mr Dawson.
Ma'am (n)
used as a polite way of talking to a woman:
The best I've seen, ma'am. Hardly any rats.
Preoccupy (v)
to think or worry about something a lot:
You build the biggest ship in the world and this preoccupies you?
Exertion (n)
great physical or mental effort:
Your exertions below decks were no doubt exhausting.
