Vocab for the pearl
Vocabulary for The Pearl
Chapter 1 KEY
Word
1. avarice
2. bougainvillea
3. consolation
4. detachment
5. indigent
6. lymphatic
7. procession
8. pulque
9. reassuring
10.scandal
11.ulcers
Definition greed a colorful tropical flower to be consoled unconcerned impoverished tissue where white blood cells are produced an orderly line of people a fermented drink comforting shameful or disgraceful open sores, (ugly)
Chapter 2 Vocabulary
Word
1. bulwark
2. deliberately
3. estuary
4. gloating
5. incandescence
6. lateen
7. mirage
8. poultice
9. refined
10.telescopically
Definition defensive wall of earth, a rampart with intention where river meets sea tide expressing great self-satisfaction lit up, emitting light triangular sail illusion soft mass of herbs applied as medicant to ski fine, elegant, polished tubes that slide within one another
Chapter 3 Vocabulary
Word
1. almsgiver
2. ammonia
3. confirmation
4. consecrated
5. consequently
6. cozened
7. curtly
8. disparagement
9. dissembling
10. essence
11. furtive
Definition one who gives money to the poor a colorless pungent gas making sure of something, assuring to declare sacred as a result of, therefore mislead by trickery rudely brief in speech insulting or demeaning talk false or misleading appearance basic, real nature of a thing secretive, by stealth
12. inaudible
13. intervals
14. involuntarily
15. judicious
16. lucent
17. mangroves
18. merged
19. precipitated
20. projected
21. shrilly
22. speculations
23. subjugation
24. transfigured
not able to be heard space between objects or points unintentional, unconscious prudent, showing good judgement giving off light trees growing in marshy shored combined condensed, separated, oozed cast on a screen, or somewhere else intense, high-pitched sound reasoning with little evidence brought under control, conquered having an altered appearance
Chapter 4 Vocabulary
Chapter 1 KEY
Word
1. avarice
2. bougainvillea
3. consolation
4. detachment
5. indigent
6. lymphatic
7. procession
8. pulque
9. reassuring
10.scandal
11.ulcers
Definition greed a colorful tropical flower to be consoled unconcerned impoverished tissue where white blood cells are produced an orderly line of people a fermented drink comforting shameful or disgraceful open sores, (ugly)
Chapter 2 Vocabulary
Word
1. bulwark
2. deliberately
3. estuary
4. gloating
5. incandescence
6. lateen
7. mirage
8. poultice
9. refined
10.telescopically
Definition defensive wall of earth, a rampart with intention where river meets sea tide expressing great self-satisfaction lit up, emitting light triangular sail illusion soft mass of herbs applied as medicant to ski fine, elegant, polished tubes that slide within one another
Chapter 3 Vocabulary
Word
1. almsgiver
2. ammonia
3. confirmation
4. consecrated
5. consequently
6. cozened
7. curtly
8. disparagement
9. dissembling
10. essence
11. furtive
Definition one who gives money to the poor a colorless pungent gas making sure of something, assuring to declare sacred as a result of, therefore mislead by trickery rudely brief in speech insulting or demeaning talk false or misleading appearance basic, real nature of a thing secretive, by stealth
12. inaudible
13. intervals
14. involuntarily
15. judicious
16. lucent
17. mangroves
18. merged
19. precipitated
20. projected
21. shrilly
22. speculations
23. subjugation
24. transfigured
not able to be heard space between objects or points unintentional, unconscious prudent, showing good judgement giving off light trees growing in marshy shored combined condensed, separated, oozed cast on a screen, or somewhere else intense, high-pitched sound reasoning with little evidence brought under control, conquered having an altered appearance
Chapter 4 Vocabulary