O: The Pearl by John Steinbeck Vocab Words (Chapters 1-4)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 plaintively | expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful |
| suppliant | a petitioner; or a begger |
| poultice | soft mass of herbs applied to the body as medicine |
| semblance | an appearance |
| incandescence | the giving off of light |
| disparagement | belittlement |
| benign | the act of being kind; or gentle |
| legerdemain | trickery |
| perplexed | puzzled |
| collusion | secret agreement |
| lethargy | lack of energy; sluggishness |
| wary | cautious |
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