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pearl vocab
chapter 1-6 of the pearl vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| steely | make hard:tough (n.) |
| consolation | comfort felt(n.) |
| plaintively | sadly, mornfuly(adv.) |
| rigidity | stiffness, hardness (n.) |
| savage | uncivilized, wild (n.) |
| feinted | deceived with false attack (v.) |
| covey | small flock (n.) |
| pulque | ferminted drink, (n.) |
| dank | damp,cool (adj.) |
| flacks | sides (n.) |
| avarice | greed for money (n.) |
| alms | donation (n.) |
| indigent | poor, needy person (adj/n) |
| estuary | wide mouth of a river with brackish water |
| mirage | optical illusion cased by reflection of light or heat |
| bulwark | strong wall built for defense |
| poultice | hot soft mass applied to a sore part of a body |
| undulating | moving in a wave like motion |
| deftly | quick and skillful |
| speculatively | look in a guessing way |
| incandesence | glowing with heat, glow |
| semblance | outward apperence |
| disparagement | critical talk that belittles |
| transfigure | make seem glorious |
| subjection | one controlled by another, ,enslavement |
| clamored | shouted, make loud noise |
| furtive | sneaky |
| inaudible | not able to be herd |
| consecrated | to honor and dedicate |
| cezened | cheated, deceived, tricked |
| lucence | a glow |