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Novels
100

A small flat bottomed boat

Skiff

100

A spear-like weapon to catch big fish

Harpoon

100

Very thin and bony

Gaunt

100

Far away from main towns and people

Remote

100

Florida name for Bigfoot

Skunk Ape

200

Strengthened against attack or entry

Fortified

200

To form an opinion or reach a conclusion using clues.

Infer

200

Describes a verb.

Adverb

200

Describes a noun.

Adjective.

200

Grocery store where the dog was found

Winn Dixie

300

Hidden and mysterious

Cryptic

300

A group of people - usually at a religious service

Congregation

300

Infer without complete evidence.

Surmise

300

Disrespectfully casual or humorous.

Flippant

300

Where did Hemingway live when he wrote most of his work

Key West

400

Behavior caused by illness or fear.

Pathological

400

A quiet, sad, or gloomy feeling.

Melancholy

400

Kind, gentle, and full of goodwill.

Benevolent

400

The inner and outer qualities that define a fictional character’s personality, behavior, and motivations in a story.

Character traits

400

What kind of fish was caught in The Old Man and the Sea

Marlin

500

A modest or low view of one's own importance.

Humility

500

Showing glowing, rainbow-like shifting colors.

Iridescent

500

Basic or fundamental.

Rudimentary

500

What kind of noun is the word "dog?"

A common noun

500

How many days did it take to catch the fish?

3