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Old Man and the Sea Part. 1 Vocab Quiz Flashcards

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What is a small flat-bottomed open boat with a pointed bow and square stern?

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A skiff

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What is a tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pool, used to pull large fish aboard a boat?

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A gaff

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What is the rear part or after end of a ship or vessel?

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A stern

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What is a pin on the side of a boat which acts as a fulcrum for oars?

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A thole

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What is a unit length equal to six feet in reference to depth of water?

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A fathom

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What are small organisms that float in water?

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Plankton

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What is having a disposition to do good?

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Benevolent

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What does it mean to overcome, quieten, or bring under control?

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subdue

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What is a storehouse for winery/ store for Hispanic goods?

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A bodega

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What is the emission of light without any perceptible heat?

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phosphorescence

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What is described as producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors?

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Iridescent

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What is being unable or insufficient to produce effect?

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ineffectual

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What is described as existing or occuring without interruption or end?

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Interminable

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What is described as providing support or nourishment?

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Sustenance

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What is a fine thread or wire?

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A filament

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What is a hard protective covering of bone or chitin that covers the dorsal portion of an animal?

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A carapace

17
Q

What is influenza or the flu?

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grippe

18
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What word is described as a countless number or multitude?

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myriad

19
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What is a slender, straight, sharply pointed sword?

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A rapier

20
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What does it mean to be along the lines of longitude?

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Longitudinally

21
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What is the state of being malignant or diseased?

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Malignancy

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What is a doctrine of direct communication or spiritual intuition of divine truth?

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Mysticism

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