Synonyms
Thing, place, or person
From the Story Line
Lexicon: Verbs
Lexicon: Nouns
100

TO:

  • begin
  • inaugurate
  • initiate
  • launch
  • take up

to commence

100

What are the lands where the boy came from called?

Andalusia

100

What was stronger than the desert?

the wind
100

make great efforts to achieve or obtain something

to strive

100

strong and barely controllable emotion

passion

200

TO:

  • accept
  • accord
  • allocate
  • allot
  • assign
  • award
  • bestow
  • cede
  • donate
  • give

to grant

200

What place did the alchemist and the boy stop at after leaving the camp?

a Coptic monastery 

200

How far away were they from the pyramids when the reading ended?

three hours

200

throw in various random directions

to scatter

200

not changing or moving

static

300

TO:

  • bloom
  • blossom
  • boom
  • develop
  • do well
  • expand

flourish

300

What is without a birthplace and with no place to die?

The wind

300

Where were the caravans stopped waiting for the war to end?

Giza

300

think profoundly and at length

to contemplate

300

land covered with grass and other low plants suitable for grazing animals, especially cattle or sheep

pasture 

400

TO:

  • cherish
  • cultivate
  • sustain
  • tend
  • attend
  • comfort
  • encourage
  • foster

to nourish

400

Everyone was terrified by the boy's miracle, except for two who were smiling.

Who were they?

The alchemist and the chief

400

What do the men of the desert call a sandstorm which is so strong that it blots out the sun?

simum

400

to cut down a tree

to fell

400

a solid inorganic substance of natural occurrence

mineral

500

TO:

  • curb
  • exploit
  • mobilize
  • tackle
  • tame
  • utilize

to harness

500

What was the wind that brought moisture from the oceans called?

sirocco

500

What items were used in the alchemist's recipe for making gold?

Lead melted in a pan, a sliver from the yellow egg (philosopher's stone) wrapped in  wax
500

move about or travel aimlessly

to roam

500

a particular part or feature of something

aspect