The Pearl Vocabulary

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The Pearl Vocabulary

• Chapters 1-5

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Ignorance (n.)

• Ms. Gralls silly questions demonstrated her
  ignorance regarding football.

The condition of being uneducated, unaware, or
uninformed Other forms ignorant (adj.)
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Feinted (v.)

• Alan feinted illness to avoid Ms. Gralls exam.

To deceive with a false or fake action,
especially to divert attention from ones true
actions Other forms feint, feints, feinting (v.)
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Plaintively (adv.)

• After his deceitful plan was discovered, Alan
  plaintively admitted he was not ill.

Expressing sorrow or melancholy mournful Other
forms plaintive (adj.)
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Indigence (adj.)

• Because of Kinos indigence, he could not afford
  to pay the doctor.

Lacking food, clothing, and other necessities
because of poverty poor needy
impoverished Other forms indigent (n.)
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Undulating (adj. or v.)

• The peaceful undulating waves of the ocean left
  Sally calm and rested.

To move like a wave Other forms undulate,
undulates, undulated (v.)
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Deftly (adv.)

• The sculptor deftly created his masterpiece using
  only his hands.

Skillfully, especially using the hands Other
forms deft (adj.) deftness(n.)
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Semblance (n.)

• There was not even a semblance of truth in Phils
  story about his missing work.

An outward appearance the slightest appearance
or trace
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Curtly (adv.)

• Maddy curtly told Kristy to get on with it.

Rudely brief or short in speech Other forms
curt (adj.)
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Furtive (adj.)

• Although Eli tried to take furtive glances at
  Marys paper, Ms. Grall caught him cheating.

Done in a sly or sneaky way Other forms
furtively (adv.)
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Perplexed (adj. or v.)

• Ms. Grall was perplexed by the odd behaviors of
  her students.

As an adjective confused As a verb to confuse
or trouble Other forms perplex, perplexes v.)
perplexing (v. or adj.)
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Bene -

• Well or favorable
• Examples Benefit, Beneficial, Benevolent,
  Beneficent, Benefactor
• Spanish bien Italian bene
• French bien

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Mal -

• Bad, ill, or wrong
• Examples malevolent, malicious, malnourished,
  malady