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The old man and the sea Flashcards

1
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Churn

A 
1.
a machine or container in which butter is made by agitating milk or cream.
2.
short for churn rate.
verb
1.
agitate or turn (milk or cream) in a machine in order to produce butter.
"the cream is ripened before it is churned"
Similar:
stir
agitate
beat
whip
whisk
2.
(with reference to liquid) move or cause to move about vigorously.
"the seas churned"
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Taut

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stretched or pulled tight; not slack.

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Thwart

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prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.

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Bitt

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a pair of posts on the deck of a ship for fastening mooring lines or cables.

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Slant

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1.

slope or lean in a particular direction; diverge or cause to diverge from the vertical or horizontal.

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Tow

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(of a motor vehicle or boat) pull (another vehicle or boat) along with a rope, chain, or tow bar.

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Remplis

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Fill in, fill out, Complete

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Formulaire

A

Form

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Économise

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Save up, save

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Gagnons

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Make, earn, win

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Tort

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Wrong

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Formulaire

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Form

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Beurre

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Butter

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Tu gagnes bien ta vie

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Do you make a good living

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Undulation

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the action of moving smoothly up and down.
“the soft undulation of the waves animates the scene”
a smoothly rising and falling form, outline, or movement.

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Lurch

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verb
make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement or series of movements; stagger.
"the car lurched forward"
Similar:
stagger
stumble
sway
reel
roll
weave
totter
flounder
falter
wobble
slip
move clumsily
list
pitch
toss
keel
veer
labor
heel
swerve
make heavy weather
pitchpole
Opposite:
tiptoe
noun
an abrupt uncontrolled movement, especially an unsteady tilt or roll.
"the boat gave a violent lurch and he missed his footing"
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Hoist

A 
verb
raise (something) by means of ropes and pulleys.
"high overhead great cranes hoisted girders"
Similar:
raise
raise up
lift
lift up
haul up
heave up
jack up
hike up
winch up
pull up
upraise
uplift
elevate
erect
upheave
Opposite:
lower
noun
1.
an act of raising or lifting something.
2.
the part of a flag nearest the staff; the vertical dimension of a flag.
18
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Pectoral

A

relating to the breast or chest.

19
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Convulsion

A 
noun
1.
a sudden, violent, irregular movement of a limb or of the body, caused by involuntary contraction of muscles and associated especially with brain disorders such as epilepsy, the presence of certain toxins or other agents in the blood, or fever in children.
"toxic side effects like convulsions"
Similar:
fit
seizure
paroxysm
spasm
attack
muscular contractions
throes
ictus
2.
a violent social or political uphe
20
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Skiff

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a shallow, flat-bottomed open boat with sharp bow and square stern.

21
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Gunwale

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the upper edge of the side of a boat or ship.

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Devise

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plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought.

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Rig

A 
make (a sailing ship or boat) ready for sailing by providing it with sails and rigging.
"the catamaran will be rigged as a ketch"
Similar:
equip
fit out/up
supply
outfit
furnish
accoutre
array
provide
provision
stock
arm
kit out
noun
1.
the particular way in which a sailboat's masts, sails, and rigging are arranged.
"the yacht will emerge from the yard with her original rig"
2.
an apparatus, device, or piece of equipment designed for a particular purpose.
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Sheath

A

a cover for the blade of a knife or sword.

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Gut

A 
verb
past tense: gutted; past participle: gutted
1.
take out the intestines and other internal organs of (a fish or other animal) before cooking it.
Similar:
disembowel
eviscerate
draw
dress
clean
remove the innards from
remove the guts from
embowel
disbowel
exenterate
gralloch
paunch
2.
INFORMAL•BRITISH
cause (someone) to feel extremely upset or disappointed.
"it guts me to think about what my mother and brother missed out on"
26
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Maw

A

the jaws or throat of a voracious animal.

27
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Gill

A 
1.
the paired respiratory organ of fishes and some amphibians, by which oxygen is extracted from water flowing over surfaces within or attached to the walls of the pharynx.
2.
the vertical plates arranged radially on the underside of mushrooms and many toadstools.
verb
1.
gut or clean (a fish).
2.
catch (a fish) in a gill net.
28
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Interminable

A

Endless

29
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Shoal

A

I lost number of fish swimming together

30
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Swamped

A

Overwhelm of flood with water

31
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Splice

A 
verb
join or connect (a rope or ropes) by interweaving the strands.
"we learned how to weave and splice ropes"
Similar:
interweave
braid
plait
entwine
intertwine
interlace
knit
mesh
join
unite
connect
bind
fasten
tie
marry
noun
a union of two ropes, pieces of timber, or similar materials spliced together at the ends.
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Wallow

A 
verb
1.
(chiefly of large mammals) roll about or lie relaxed in mud or water, especially to keep cool, avoid biting insects, or spread scent.
"watering places where buffalo liked to wallow"
Similar:
loll around
lie around
tumble around
splash around
slosh
wade
paddle
slop
squelch
welter
splosh
2.
(of a person) indulge in an unrestrained way in (something that creates a pleasurable sensation).
"I was wallowing in the luxury of the hotel"
33
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Spur

A

noun
1.
a device with a small spike or a spiked wheel that is worn on a rider’s heel and used for urging a horse forward.

2.
a thing that prompts or encourages someone; an incentive.
"profit was both the spur and the reward of enterprise"
Similar:
stimulus
incentive
encouragement
stimulant
stimulation
inducement
impetus
prod
prompt
incitement
goad
fillip
motive
motivation
kick up the backside
shot in the arm
Opposite:
disincentive
discouragement
verb
1.
urge (a horse) forward by digging one's spurs into its sides.
"she spurred her horse towards the hedge"
2.
give an incentive or encouragement to (someone).
"her sons' passion for computer games spurred her on to set up a software business"
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Thwart

A

prevent (someone) from accomplishing somethin

35
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Ram

A 
verb
1.
roughly force (something) into place.
"he rammed his stick into the ground"
Similar:
force
thrust
plunge
stab
push
sink
dig
stick
cram
jam
stuff
pack
compress
squeeze
wedge
press
tamp
pound
drive
hammer
bang
2.
INFORMAL•BRITISH
be very crowded.
36
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Flinch

A

make a quick, nervous movement as an instinctive reaction to fear, pain, or surprise.

37
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Slime

A

a moist, soft, and slippery substance, typically regarded as repulsive.

38
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Sever

A 
divide by cutting or slicing, especially suddenly and forcibly.
"the head was severed from the body"
Similar:
cut off
chop off
lop off
hack off
cleave
hew off
shear off
slice off
split
break off
tear off
divide
separate
part
detach
disconnect
amputate
dock
rend
sunder
dissever
cut
cut through
rupture
pierce
rip
tear
Opposite:
join
attach
put an end to (a connection or relationship); break off.
"he severed his relations with Lawrence"
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Awash

A

covered or flooded with water, especially seawater or rain.

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