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not based on or behaving according to what is morally right and fair
Unjust
They ________ the tree's roots when they dug the trench.
Severed
What kind of injury did Joe Di Maggio suffer from?
Bone Spur
"Fish," he said, "I love you and respect you very much. But I will kill you dead before this day ends."
Paradox
How would the fishermen get flying fish to jump into their boats at night?
Shine a light
come before in order or position
Preceded
The field was ___________ by the floodwaters.
Submerged
What color strips did the marlin have?
Purple
Now alone and out of sight of land, He was fast to the biggest fish he had ever seen and his left hand was still as tight as the gripped claws of an eagle.
Simile
How many pounds did the albacore that he caught to use as bait weigh?
10 pounds
(especially of metal) polished by rubbing
Burnished
She sobbed _________ when her dog ran away.
Convulsively
What time did the old man's hand finally uncramp?
Noon
DAILY DOUBLE!!
But these poisonings from the agua mala or the Portuguese Man of War came quickly and struck like a whiplash.
Simile
What did the old man use to tell his course?
Stars
something that is noticeable or can be measured or seen
Perceptibly
Berries and nuts provide ___________ for the birds in autumn.
Sustenance
From what city could the old man see lights from?
Havana
He had a friendly contempt for the huge, stupid loggerheads.
oxymoron
The type of bird that came to rest on the stern of the old man's boat
Warbler
unable to be endured
Intolerable
Blood had ___________ around the edges of the wound.
Coagulated
Santiago compared his eyesight to that of a?
"And the rich have radios to talk to them in their boats and to bring them the baseball.”
Personification
What was the old man wishing the fish would do, that would make it easier to catch him?
Jump