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The Pearl Vocabulary II: Chapters 4-6
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Vocabulary
Word
Benign
Synonyms
Adj
Good natured; Harmless
amiable, beneficent, benevolent,
complaisant, generous, genial,
gracious, kind, liberal, merciful,
mild, obliging, sympathetic
Benevolent
Adj
Altruistic, compassionate,
considerate, generous, helpful,
humane, magnanimous,
philanthropic, warm-hearted
Covert
Noun
characterized by or
expressing goodwill or
kindly feelings: a
benevolent attitude; her
benevolent smile.
A hiding place
Edifice
Noun
Imposing structure
Escarpment
Goading
Noun
Verb
A long cliff
Urging
Intercession
Noun
Leprosy
Lethargy
Noun
Noun
A prayer said on behalf of
another person
A disfiguring disease
Laziness or indifference
Malignant
Adj
Harmful
Monolithic
Monotonous
Adj
Adj
Formed a single block
Sounded or spoken in an
unvarying tone; Tediously
repetitious or lacking in
variety.
Petulant
Adj
Unreasonably irritable.
Contemptuous in speech or
behavior.
Sentinel
Noun
Guard
Spurned
Verb
Kicked; Rejected
Waning
Adj
To decrease in strength,
intensity, power,
importance, etc.; Shrinking
to a new moon
Antonyms
cold, complaining,
disdainful, grouchy,
impolite, miserable,
reserved, standoffish, surly,
unfriendly
Malevolent, cruel,
hurtful, mean
Concealment, haven, protection,
refuge, sanctuary, screen, shelter
Building, construction, habitation,
house, monument
Bank, cliff, crag, mountain, peak
Challenging, inciting, provoking,
spurring
Appeal, entreaty, petition,
solicitation
Exposure
Apathy, idleness, inaction,
inactivity, indifference, inertia,
listlessness, passiveness, sloth,
sluggishness, torpidity
Calamitous, deadly, evil,
foreboding, harmful, hurtful,
injurious, malevolent, noxious,
ominous, ruinous, sinister,
vindictive, woeful
Liveliness,
wakefulness, vigor,
vitality
Boring, humdrum, repetitive,
same, tedious, tiresome,
unchanged, uniform,
uninteresting, unvaried,
wearisome
Complaining, crabby, cranky,
displeased, grouchy, irritable,
mean, peevish, querulous, sour,
sulky, sullen, testy, touchy,
uptight, whiny
Defender, sentry, warden,
watchman
Decline, despise, disdain,
dismiss, disregard, ignore, rebuff,
refuse, reject, repulse, scoff,
scorn, sneer, snub, turn down
Diminishing, decreasing, ebbing
Exciting, fascinating,
interesting, lively,
stimulating.
Discourage, dissuade,
halt, suppress
Benign, harmless
Agreeable, Cheerful,
civil, happy, easygoing, kind, peaceful,
pleasant, sweet.
Accept, embrace,
welcome.
Increasing, growing,
waxing