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The Pearl - Ch. 2
Vocabulary terms
Term | Definition |
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Bulwark | A blockade whether figuratively or metaphorically; protection from danger or loss |
Undulating | Moving back and forth in a fluid-like motion |
Obscured | Covered; hidden |
Perceptible | Able to be seen or recognized |
Deliberately | Carefully, slowly, and intentionally |
Decency | Appropriate or proper behavior |
Speculatively | With careful forethought as a result of being unsure of the outcome |
Deftly | With skill and talent |
Writhed | Twisted or squirmed violently |
Incandescence | Light produced from within an object |
Instinctively | Naturally; without thinking |
Receding | Moving back or away from |