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The Pearl #3
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| suppliant | one who walks humbly; or pleads |
| bulwark | a thing or person who shields or defends |
| undulating | wavy in motion or appearance |
| speculatively | in a thoughtful, evaluating way |
| incandescence | brilliant gleam; bright flow, radiance |
| plaintively | with woe and sorrow; mournfully |
| avarice | greed for riches |
| parable | a simple story for everyday life with a moral |
| indigent | poverty-stricken; poor |
| estuary | an inlet of the sea, especially a river mouth |