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Pavlat - The Pearl
Mr. Pavlat's vocabulary list for The Pearl
| Words | Definitions |
|---|---|
| Algae (noun) | A plant-like, aquatic organism without true roots, stems, or branches |
| Alms (noun) | Donations to the poor; charity |
| Avarice (noun) | Greed for riches; excessive desire for wealth |
| Benign (adjective) | Kind; gentle; favorable |
| Brush (noun) | A dense growth of bushes close to the ground; a thicket |
| Bulwark (noun) | A wall of defense; also, any protection against injury or annoyance |
| Catalyst (noun) | A person or thing that initiates a change or causes an event to happen |
| Ceaseless (adjective) | Without pause; unending |
| Coagulate (verb) | To change from a fluid into a thickened mass; to thicken; to solidify |
| Collusion (noun) | A secret agreement for deceitful or illegal purposes |
| Confession (noun) | A sacrament of the Catholic Church in which forgiveness of sins is granted through a priest's absolution |
| Consequently (adverb) | As a result; therefore |
| Covey (noun) | A small group; a company; also, a family or small flock of birds |
| Crevice (noun) | A narrow crack forming an opening, esp. in a wall, rock, or cliff |
| Deft (adjective) | Skillful in physical movements, esp. of the hands; also, clever |
| Detachment (noun) | Remoteness to the corners of others; indifference; aloofness |
| Diffuse (verb) | To scatter thinly; to spread about |
| Dignity (noun) | The quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; inherent worth |
| Discontent (noun) | A restless desire or craving; dissatisfaction |
| Disparage (verb) | To ridicule; to insult; to speak of in a disrespectful way; to express a negative opinion of someone or something |
| Dissemble (verb) | To conceal the truth; to diguise one's true feelings or appearance |
| Distillate (noun) | A concentrated form, as if left over from evaporation; a purified form |
| Divert (verb) | To deflect; to draw off to a different course; to distract |
| Edifice (noun) | A large, imposing building |
| Escarpment (noun) | A long, cliff-like ridge of land; a steep slope |
| Essence (noun) | The basic, real, and invariable nature of a thing; the inward nature of anything as opposed to its appearances |
| Estuary (noun) | The side part of a river where the current meets the tides of the ocean |
| Fatigue (noun) | Weariness from bodily or mental exertion; extreme tiredness |
| Feint (verb) | To make a movement only to distract an adversary through deception |
| Fondle (verb) | To handle lovingly; to caress |
| Forestall (verb) | To prevent by action in advance; to take precautionary measures |
| Furtive (adjective) | Marked by great caution to avoid being observed; sly; secret; shifty |
| Germane (adjective) | Relevant; pertinent; applicable |
| Graft (verb) | To attach for the purposes of growth; to implant; to adhere |
| Gravely (adverb) | Seriously; with dignity and awareness of responsibility; often, as if threatening a bad outcome |
| Gravity (noun) | Serious or vital nature; also, serious or dignified behavior |
| Guttural (adjective) | Harsh; throaty |
| Horizon (noun) | The limit or range of knowledge; the scope of a person's understanding |
| Incandescent (adjective) | Glowing; white; brilliant |
| Indigenous (adjective) | Natural; native; originating in a particular region or country |
| Indigent (adjective) | Needy; poor; impoverished |
| Intercede (verb) | To act on behalf of someone in trouble; to plead for another |
| Interval (noun) | A pause; a space betweeen things; a gap between events |
| Irresolute (adjective) | Doubtful; undecided |
| Lament (verb) | To feel or express sorrow; to mourn; to regret |
| Ledgermain (noun) | Sleight of hand; techniques used by a magician |
| Leprosy (noun) | A disease causing numbness, skin ulcers, gangrene, and deformation |
| Lethargic (adjective) | Drowsy; sluggish; lazy |
| Lucent (adjective) | Luminous or light-giving; also, clear or allowing light to pass through |
| Lucid (adjective) | Easily understand; completely comprehensible |
| Lymph (noun) | A clear or yellowish bodily fluid containing white blood cells |
| Malign (verb) | To speak harmful untruths of someone; to slander |
| Malignant (adjective) | Very dangerous; disposed to cause harm or death deliberately |
| Mangrove (noun) | A tropical tree noted for interlacing, stilt-like, above ground roots |
| Meager (adjective) | Inadequate; lacking scanty |
| Monolithic (adjective) | Characterized by massiveness, invulnerability, and/or uniformity |
| Monotonous (adjective) | Lacking in variety; tediously unvarying |
| Obscure (adjective) | Vague; hard to perceive; unnoticeable |
| Parable (noun) | A short story designed to teach a religious principle or moral lesson |
| Perceptible (adjective) | Capable of being noticed; recognizable |
| Petulant (adjective) | Showing sudden, unreasonable irritation, as over a trifling annoyance |
| Pigheaded (adjective) | Stupidly stubborn |
| Plaintively (adjective) | As an expression of sorrow or mournfulness |
| Poultice (noun) | A moist, hot, oft. sticky mass applied to the skin to treat inflamed area |
| Precipitate (noun) | To hasten the occurrence of; to bring about suddenly |
| Procession (noun) | The act of moving along in an orderly or formal manner, as a line |
| Pulque (noun) | A fermented, milky drink made from agave juice, esp. in Mexico |
| Rampart (noun) | A bulwark; a defense; a fortification |
| Semblance (noun) | Outward appearance; also, a likeness or copy |
| Sentinel (noun) | A watchman; a guard who prevents a surprise attack |
| Spasm (noun) | A sudden, involuntary, often painful muscular contraction |
| Stalwart (adjective) | Firmly and stoutly built; strong and brave |
| Station of the Virgin (noun) | A shrine to Mary (mother of Jesus of Nazareth) where one prays for her intercession |
| Stern (adjective) | Strict; harsh; severe |
| Stout (adjective) | Bulky; thickset; also, firm; brave |
| Strewn (adjective) | Let to fall in particles over a surface; scattered; sprinkled |
| Subjugate (verb) | To conquer; to master; to enslave |
| Subsequent (adjective) | Occurring or coming later; afterwards |
| Subsistence (noun) | The source from which food and other necessary items are obtained |
| Succumb (verb) | To give way to superior force; to submit; to give up |
| Suppliant (noun) | A petitioner; one who asks humbly and earnestly for something |
| Thresh (verb) | Separating seeds from straw through beating |
| Tithe (noun) | The tenth part of produce or income, set apart as an offering to God |
| Undulant (adjective) | Wavelike in motion |
| Unsubstantial (adjective) | Without material substance; lacking solidity; flimsy |
| Vigor (noun) | Active strength; healthy energy; force |
| Wan (adjective) | Lacking color; pale; suggesting illness or unhappiness; gloomy |
| Wavering (adjective) | Moving unsteadily back and forth; also, becoming unsure; hesitating |
| Winchester carbine (noun) | A famous, short-barreled, lever-action rifle that was unusually powerful and accurate, primarily used for deer and big game |
| Writhe (verb) | To twist oneself about, as in pain; to suffer acutely |
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