The Old Man and the Sea

Kelly C. (United States of America)
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  1. skiff
    a small boat propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor
  2. gaff
    an iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish
  3. harpoon
    a spear with a barbed point for catching large fish
  4. furled
    rolled up and secured
  5. benevolent
    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
  6. sardine
    small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe
  7. thwart
    hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire
  8. subdue
    put down by force or intimidation
  9. royal palm
    tall feather palm of southern Florida and Cuba
  10. guano
    the excrement of sea birds or bats; used as fertilizer
  11. bodega
    small shop selling groceries, especially in a Hispanic area
  12. timid
    showing fear and lack of courage
  13. resolution
    a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner
  14. oakum
    loose hemp or jute fiber obtained by unravelling old ropes
  15. Canary Islands
    a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces
  16. tholepin
    a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
  17. phosphorescence
    the emission of light without heat
  18. squid
    widely distributed fast-moving ten-armed cephalopod mollusk having a long tapered body with triangular tail fins
  19. tern
    small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail
  20. buoy
    an anchored float that marks locations in a body of water
  21. albacore
    large ocean-dwelling tuna in tropical and temperate water
  22. bonito
    fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery
  23. fathom
    a linear unit of measurement for water depth
  24. shank
    the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
  25. garland
    a circular band of flowers or other foliage
  26. plummet
    drop sharply
  27. plankton
    aggregate of small organisms that float or drift in water
  28. iridescent
    varying in color when seen in different lights
  29. carapace
    hard outer covering or case of certain organisms
  30. filament
    a thin wire heated by the passage of an electric current
  31. contempt
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  32. mysticism
    a religion based on communion with an ultimate reality
  33. grippe
    an acute, febrile, highly contagious viral disease
  34. taut
    pulled or drawn tight
  35. commence
    set in motion, cause to start
  36. myriad
    a large indefinite number
  37. prism
    a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces
  38. annul
    cancel officially
  39. bight
    a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)
  40. bitt
    a strong post
  41. sound
    mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
  42. intolerable
    incapable of being put up with
  43. porpoise
    any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth
  44. scythe
    an edge tool for cutting grass
  45. treachery
    an act of deliberate betrayal
  46. sheath
    a protective covering, as for a knife or sword
  47. gunwale
    a plank or ridge at the top of the side of a boat
  48. surge
    rise and move, as in waves or billows
  49. coagulate
    change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
  50. warbler
    a singer
  51. teeter
    move unsteadily, with a rocking motion
  52. lurch
    move suddenly or as if unable to control one's movements
  53. submerge
    put under water
  54. longitudinally
    with respect to longitude
  55. carcass
    the dead body of an animal
  56. rigor mortis
    temporary stiffness of joints and muscles after death
  57. conscientiously
    with careful attention and effort to do something correctly
  58. improvise
    manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
  59. undulation
    wavelike motion
  60. etching
    making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them
  61. cumulus
    a globular cloud
  62. cirrus
    a wispy white cloud at a high altitude
  63. humiliating
    causing embarrassment or awareness of your shortcomings
  64. ptomaine
    any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria
  65. tapered
    becoming gradually narrower
  66. rapier
    a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
  67. commence
    set in motion, cause to start
  68. pectoral
    of or relating to the chest or thorax
  69. erect
    upright in position or posture
  70. kerosene
    a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel
  71. bettor
    someone who bets
  72. convulsively
    with convulsions, in a convulsive way
  73. lash
    a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
  74. sustenance
    the act of providing a means of subsistence or survival
  75. peril
    a state of danger involving risk
  76. prolong
    lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
  77. comprehend
    get the meaning of something
  78. maw
    the mouth, jaws, or throat
  79. leprous
    relating to or resembling or having leprosy
  80. ceding
    the act of ceding
  81. coil
    a round shape formed by a series of connected loops
  82. grudgingly
    in a reluctant manner
  83. placid
    calm and free from disturbance
  84. summon
    ask to come
  85. altitude
    elevation above sea level or above the earth's surface
  86. shoal
    a stretch of shallow water
  87. splice
    join the ends of
  88. periscope
    an instrument providing a view of an obstructed field
  89. detached
    no longer connected or joined
  90. malignancy
    a malignant state
  91. tiller
    someone who prepares the soil for the planting of crops
  92. stern
    serious and harsh in manner or behavior
  93. sluggishly
    in a sluggish manner
  94. perceptible
    capable of being grasped by the mind or senses
  95. tempered
    made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
  96. barracuda
    a predatory marine fish with large, strong teeth
Created on Tue Mar 26 20:25:00 EDT 2013 (updated Thu Mar 28 18:52:19 EDT 2013)

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