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Vocabulary 1 -2
The Pearl
Term | Definition |
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Bougainvillaea | Shrubs or vines with flowers |
Bulwark | Safeguard; something that protects you from dangerous or unpleasant situations |
Covey | Small flock of birds |
Estuary | Mouth of river where current meets tide |
Feinted | Pretended to attack |
Hummock | Elevated tract of land rising above the general level of a marshy region |
Incandescence | Giving off light, brilliance |
Indigent | Needy, very poor |
Lymphatic | Pertaining to lymph nodes; fluid containing white blood cells |
Mirage | Something illusory, w/out substance or reality |
Plaintively | In a way that sounds sad & mournful |
Poultice | Hot, moist mass of herbs |
Pulque | Fermented drink made in Mexico |
Scorpion | Arachnid with a venomous sting |
Speculatively | Theoretically |
Suppliant | Humble, imploring |
Undulating | To cause to move in waves |
Parable | Short Story that teaches a moral lesson |