The Old Man and the Sea Vocabulary Practice

Vocabulary terms and definitions from Ernest Hemingway's book 'The Old Man and the Sea', categorized by reading chunks and page numbers.

benevolent

kind and with positive intentions

furled

neatly and securely rolled or folded up

hoisted

raise something by means of ropes and pulleys

humility

the quality of having a modest view of one’s value or importance

relic

an object surviving from an earlier time, especially one of historical or sentimental interest

timid

someone who is shy and lacking self-confidence

resolution

a firm decision to do or not to do something

native

of indigenous origin or growth

ineffectual

not producing the desired effect

immune

resistant to a disease or pathogen

carapaced

upper shell of a turtle or crustacean

contempt

worthless or deserving scorn

churning

agitate/turn in a machine to produce butter

straggler

a person/group who become separated from others, usually from moving more slowly

myriad

countless, extremely great number

annulled

declare invalid

tentative

not certain/fixed provisional

imperceptible

impossible to perceive

taut

stretched/pulled tight, not slack

severed

having been cut or sliced off

surge

sudden powerful forward or upward movement, especially by a crowd or natural force such as waves/tides

lurch

abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movements

braced

prepare (oneself) for something difficult or unpleasant

submerged

cause to be under water

conscientiously

in a thorough and responsible way

humiliating

causing someone to feel ashamed

bulged

swell/protrude to an unnatural extent

endures

suffer something patiently

convulsively

to do something in a sudden, uncontrollable and jerky manner

perceptively

to do with intelligence and insight

sustenance

food/drink regarded as a source of strength or nourishment

perils

serious and immediate danger

devise

to plan or invent something by careful thought

anchored

moor a boat to the sea bottom

ceding

formal act of transferring, surrendering, or yielding possession

placid

a person, animal, or environment that is calm, peaceful, and undisturbed

malignancy

the tension to produce death or deterioration

remedy

something that corrects or counteracts