Definitions
Sentences from the Text
Synonyms
Sentences from the Text
Definitions
100

Complete and without restriction

What is sheer? 

100

She stood on the wide _______________, where it seemed all of Havana was on display.

What is promenade? 

100

Unconscious

What is catatonic? 

100

There was an old Arabic _______________ that said, "Close the door that brings the wind and relax," and that's exactly what they did; while the rest of the Middle East was rioting, Syrians stayed inside and locked their doors and waited to see what would happen. 

What is proverb?

100

Having patches colored differently and usually brightly 

What is calico?

200

A trinket thought to be a magical protection against evil

What is talisman?

200

The bright yellow Star of David armbands that the Landaus wore were like magical _________ that made them disappear. 

What is talisman? 

200

Stumble

What is lurch?

200

By now, May of 1939, most countries had stopped admitting Jewish ___________,or had lots of official applications you had to fill out and file and pay for before they would let you in. 

What is refugee? 

200

An exile who flees for safety

What is refugee? 

300

A condensed but memorable saying embodying an important fact

What is proverb?

300

She leaped down off the hood of the car and pushed her way through the ____________.

What is pandemonium? 

300

Scorch

What is sear? 

300

Across the room, Waleed sat like a zombie in front of the television, watching a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon _________ into Syrian Arabic.

What is dub? (dubbed)

300

A state of complete confusion and disorder

What is pandemonium? 

400

An industrial plant for purifying a crude substance

What is refinery?

400

She hadn’t gone nearly ___________ like Waleed, but at some point it had gotten bad enough that she just stopped talking about it.

What is catatonic? 

400

Ragged

What is threadbare? 

400

A skeleton in a ___________ suit three sizes too big for him.

What is threadbare? 

400

A public area set aside as a pedestrian walk

What is promenade?

500

To provide movies with translated dialogue and narration

What is dub?

500

Aaron Landau’s eyes bulged from his ________ face as he turned to look at his children. Josef’s breath caught in his throat and Ruthie cried out and buried her face in Josef’s stomach as their papa pulled the two of them into a hug.

What is gaunt?

500

Frenzied

What is manic? 

500

He felt the stirrings of _____________, of anger, of sympathy. 

What is indignation? 

500

A feeling of righteous anger

What is indignation?