Old Man & The Sea Vocab

Question 0

Thwart

Answer 0

To oppose successfully

Question 1

Benevolent

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Desiring to help others; charitable

Question 2

Attained

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To reach, achieve,, or accomplish; gain or obtain

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Humility

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The quality or condition of being modest

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resolution

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A formal expression of opinion or intention

Question 5

Furled

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To gather in a compact roll and bind securely

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Phosphorescent

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A luminous appearance

Question 7

Congregated

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To come together; assemble

Question 8

Fathoms

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To measure the depth of

Question 9

Ineffectual

Answer 9

Powerless; impotent

Question 10

Iridescent

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Displaying a play of lustrous colors

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Immune

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Protected from a disease

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Contempt

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The state of being despised; dishonor

Question 13

Intolerable

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Unendurable; not tolerable

Question 14

Humiliating

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Lowering the pride, self-respect, or dignity of a person.

Question 15

Rapier

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Small sword with narrow blade used for thrusting

Question 16

Endures

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To hold out against

Question 17

Convulsively

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The nature of having spasms

Question 18

Sustenance

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The means or nourishment

Question 19

Prolongs

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To make longer

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Devise

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To continue, plan, or invent

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Commenced

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To begin; start

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Placid

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Pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled

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Malignancy

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The quality or condition of suffering

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Mutilsted

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To injure, disfigure, or make imperfect

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Scavenger

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An animal that feeds on dead, organic matter

Question 26

Violated

Answer 26

To break, infringe, or transgress