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The Pearl Vocab Chapters 1,2,& 3
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ceaseless
(adj.) - endless
dank
(adj.) - damp and often chilly
plaintive
(adj.) - mournful; expressing sorrow
lymphatic
(adj.) - filled with fluid
avarice
(n) - insatiable (incapable of being satisfied) greed for riches
indigent
(adj.) - needy; poor
suppliant
(adj.) - humble (asking humbly and earnestly)
estuary
(n) - that part of the mouth or lower course of a river in which the river's current meets the sea's tide
bulwark
(n) - a wall of earth or other material built for defense; rampart
poultice
(n) - a soft, moist mass applied as a medicine
undulate
(v) - to move with a wavelike motion
perceptible
(adj.) - recognizable
speculate
(v) - to think carefully; reflect; meditate
adhere
(v) - to stay attached
deft
(adj.) - quick and skillful; clever
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From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used. admonish, affliction, lax, imperturbable, delete, obeisance, oust. Everyone knew that Kiplar was an outsider when he failed to give _____ to the passing Queen. One of the royal escorts immediately spotted Kiplar and walked over to _____ him for his failure to show respect. "What is this _____ of yours that prevents you from taking a knee upon sight of our queen? Shall we _____ you from your sleepy village and see how you fare in a dungeon?" The guard's threat did not faze the _____ man. Kiplar, still standing, simply smiled.
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From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used. $$ \begin{matrix} \text{fluent} & \text{pariah} & \text{ensue} & \text{rambunctious}\\ \text{fiat} & \text{melee} & \text{desecrate}\\ \end{matrix} $$ Community outrage ______ when the groundskeeper reported that a group of ______ teenagers had ______ the cemetery. "What kind of ______ sinks so low as to destroy that which cannot be defended?" asked the mayor when told of the crime. "These are memorials to our forefathers, our families." The mayor, forced to take some type of action to prevent such outrageous crimes, issued a[n] ______ mandating a curfew on the small town.
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Correct the word in parentheses. If the word is correct, write C in the blank. _____ Hemingway went to Paris where he met American authors such as F. Scott Fitzgerald and Gertrude Stein who were not so (different than) himself.
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