The Pearl Vocabulary
Chapters 1-2
1. plaintively (adverb) sadly, mournfully
2. consolation (noun) comfort
3. subsequent (adj.) coming after, following
4. suppliant (adj.) asking humbly and earnestly
5. estuary (noun) broad mouth of a river that flows into the ocean
6. bulwark (noun) a protection
7. unsubstantial (adj.) flimsy, slight, minimal, unreal
8. undulating (adj.) moving in waves
9. hummock (noun) a very small, rounded hill
10. illusion (noun) an appearance (vision) or feeling that is not real
11. incandescence (noun) brightness
Chapter 3-4
12. colonial (adj.) having to do with a group of people who live and work closely
together
13. semblance (noun) outward appearance of, likeness
14. distillate (noun) an extract, a concentration of thoughts, feelings
15. transfigured (adj.) changed in form, appearance, or nature
16. confirmation (noun) proof
17. subjugation (noun) conquest, defeat, enslavement
18. consecrated (adj.) holy, sacred
19. countenanced (verb) permitted, accepted, allowed
20. coagulating (adj.) thickening, congealing
21. lethargy (noun) lack of energy, tiredness
22. prophecy (noun) a prediction
prophecy (verb) to predict the future
Chapter 5-6
23. herring clouds (noun) clouds that appear streaked
24. rummaged (verb) searched by tumbling things about
25. skirled (verb) shrilled like bagpipes
26. goading (noun) and urging
27. Loreto station ( noun) location of a religious shrine
28. resinous (adj.) like sap from trees
29. monolithic (adj.) like a massive pillar or column; towering
30. irresolution (noun) hesitation, doubt
31. escarpment (noun) a cliff
32. petulant (adj.) irritable over minor thing
33. amulet (noun) a magic charm
34. intercession (noun) a prayer for others
35. cicadas (noun) cricket-like insects
36. germane (adj.) closely connected
37. ulcerous (adj.) ugly like an open sore