The Pearl Vocab
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samanthacronin1 on January 24, 2011
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25 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Ceaseless | without stopping |
| Covey | a small flock of birds |
| Appraised | evaluated or assessed the value of something |
| Avarice | greed |
| Indigent | extremely poor |
| Indigene | native |
| Suppliant | one who begs |
| Alms | charity |
| Mirage | illusion |
| Bulwark | embankment |
| Poultice | soft mass of bread/clay or herbs heated on cloth and applied to an aching part |
| Countenance | tolerate |
| Graft | artificially attach |
| Crevices | cracks |
| Stalwart | physically or morally strong |
| Collusion | a secret agreement |
| Pigheaded | stubborn |
| Lethargy | sluggishness |
| Lament | cry of grief |
| Divert | to distract by entertaining |
| Monotonously | in a boring manner |
| Irresolution | hesitation |
| Freshets | streams of fresh water from ice melting or heavy rain |
| Petulant | peevish |
| Threshed | to thrash about, beat severely |
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