The Old Man and the Sea Flashcards
1
Q
affects
A
influences, produces an effect upon
2
Q
annulled
A
reduced to nothing
3
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attained
A
gained, achieved, reached as an end
4
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benevolent
A
marked by goodness or disposed to do good
5
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bight
A
a loop in a rope
6
Q
carapaced
A
a hard protective outer covering; especially an attitude or state of mind serving to protect or to isolate
7
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ceding
A
yielding or granting by treaty; giving up
8
Q
coagulated
A
clotted; gathered together into one mass
9
Q
devise
A
invent, plot, plan
10
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gaff
A
device designed to catch turtles
11
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gaffed
A
caught with a spear designed to catch turtles or fish
12
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gaunt
A
excessively thin and angular often as a result of suffering
13
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gelatinous
A
resembling a jelly or gelatin
14
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hoisted
A
raised into positiion
15
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humility
A
the state of being reduced to a position lower in one’s own eyes or others’ eyes
