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The Pearl Voacb 1
Jaime for quiz on thursday october 11, 2007
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| covey | a small flock |
| dank | unpleasantly moist |
| blustered | entered in a sudden gust of wind |
| hammocked | cradled |
| feinted | faked an attack to distract attention from the real point of attack |
| pulque | a fermented mexican drink |
| avarice | greed |
| alms | something given freely to the poor |
| indigent | impoverished; lacking life's necessities |
| bulwark | protection |
| poultice | a warm, soft mass applied to a sore |
| undulating | having a wavy appearance |
| plaintively | sorrowfully, expressing suffering |