Mast: A tall upright post  on a vessel carrying a sail or sails.

Bassoon: A musical instrument in the double reed family typically used to play music written in the bass.

Kirk: A church of Scotland developed by the Church of England.

Dew: Tiny drops of water that form on cool surfaces at night.

Shroud:A length of cloth or garment that a dead person is wrapped for burial.

Perch:To alight or rest on something.

Vespers:A service of evening prayer in the Divine Office of the Western Christian Church.

Hollo:Used to attract attention.

Fathom:A unit of length equal to six feet ,chiefly used in reference to the depth of water.

Withered:To become dry and shrivelled.

Prow:The painted part of the ship;the bow.

Sloping:Inclined from a horizontal or vertical line.

Aye:Said to express assent;yes.

Aver:To state or assert to be the case.

Wretch:An unfortunate or unhappy person.

Dismal:Causing a mood of gloom or depression.

Ghastly:Causing great horror or fear.

Hoar:Greyish white; grey or grey-haired with age.

Pang:A sudden sharp pain or painful emotion.

Attire:Clothes, especially fine or formal ones.