THE PEARL VOCABULARY
Published on May 09, 2016
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CHAPTER 1
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Covey; “A covey of little birds chittered and flurried with their wings.” (pg. 1). A covey is a collection or flock of objects or animals that usually consist of the same animal.
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Dank; “His blanket was over his nose to protect him from the dank air.” (pg. 2). An unhealthy or maligned object.
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Indigent; “They followed the procession, these endless searchers after perfect knowledge of their fellow men, to see what the fat lazy doctor would do about an indigent baby with a scorpion bite.” (pg. 9). The doctor doesn’t treat the poor so if the beggars wanted to see what would happen to the baby, it must mean it was a very poor baby.
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Suppliant; “Slowly he put his suppliant hat on his head. Then without warning, he struck the gate a crushing blow with his fist.” (pg. 12). The act or object displaying respect or begging.
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Bougainvillea; “The city of harsh outer walls and inner cool gardens where a little water played and the bougainvillea crusted the walls with purple and brick-red and white.” (pg. 8). A vibrant flower that sticks to walls with vines or another binding agent.
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CHAPTER 2
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Estuary; “The town lay on a broad estuary, its old yellow plastered buildings hugging the beach.” (pg. 13). A body of water.
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Remedy; “...Which was as good a remedy as any and probably better than the doctor could have done.” (pg. 15). A cure or medicinal substance.
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Unsubstantial; “For the minds of people are as unsubstantial as the mirage of the Gulf.” (pg. 15). Not able to be backed up by factual evidence.
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Incandescence; “It captured the light and refined it and gave it back in silver incandescence.” (pg. 19). A glow or shiny gleam of an object’s appearance.
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CHAPTER 3
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Luxurious; “He remembered the room he had lived in there as a great and luxurious place.” (pg. 11). Very expensive and plush. Flaunting wealth.
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Judicious; “And when it was made plain who Kino was, the doctor grew stern and judicious at the same time.” (pg. 11). Doing something that is high and mighty based on a personal sense.
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Semblance; “For there were not many buyers really- there was only one, and he kept these agents in separate offices to give a semblance of competition.” (pg. 11). To make it seem one thing when it is another.
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Disparagement; “And this is said in disparagement, whereas it is one of the greatest talents the species has and one that has made it superior to animals that are satisfied with what they have. (pg. 12). To talk about something in a belittling manner.
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Benediction; He made it sound like a benediction. "Thy namesake tamed the desert and
sweetened the minds of thy people, didst thou know that? It is in the books." (pg. 14). A blessing or biblical text.
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Threshed; “The thin dog came to him and threshed itself in greeting like a wind-blown flag, and Kino looked down at it and didn't see it.” (pg. 14). Thrashing back and forth.
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Consequently; "Consequently Kino was afraid of plans, but having made one, he could never destroy it." (Pg. 14). In response to an occurrence.
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Discontentedly; “and he stared at the food discontentedly.” (pg. 16). Without want or need.
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Dissembling; He was not good at dissembling and he was very well understood.” (pg. 17). Breaking Down.
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Clamored: "Kino will be a rich man," they clamored. "It is a pearl such as one has never seen." (pg. 18). A group of people who are yelling.
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Poultice; She gathered some brown seaweed and made a flat damp poultice of it, and this she applied to the baby's swollen shoulder. (pg. 8). A pad or paste with medical properties
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CHAPTER 4
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Collusion; “Go to their offices and show your pearl - or better, let them come here, so that you can see there is no Collusion.” (pg. 26). A trick to take advantage of others.
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Countenanced; “This was extravagant and not to be countenanced.” (pg. 21). To be allowed or excused.
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Huskily; "Kino," she said huskily, "I am afraid. A man can be killed. Let us throw the pearl back
into the sea." (pg. 30). Speaking with horace tone.
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Legerdemain; “His door stood open to the morning, and he hummed under his breath
while his right hand practiced legerdemain. He rolled a coin back and forth over his
knuckles and made it appear and disappear, made it spin and sparkle.” (pg. 24). A trick involving a Coin.
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Lethargy; “A lethargy had settled on him, and a little gray hopelessness.” (pg. 29). A dull sensation.
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Perplexed; “Now Kino's face was perplexed and worried. "It is the Pearl of the World," he cried. "No
one has ever seen such a pearl." (pg. 25). Confused.
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Ramparts; “And some are in the ramparts and some far deep in the darkness of the walls. But each one must remain faithful to his post and must not go running about, else the castle is in danger from the assaults of Hell." (pg. 23). Forts or encampments.
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Shimmering; “The sun was hot yellow that morning, and it drew the moisture from the estuary and from
the Gulf and hung it in shimmering scarves in the air so that the air vibrated and vision
was insubstantial.” (pg. 26). Bright, shiny, and flashing.
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Stalwart; “So important was this day that an old man came to see, riding on the stalwart shoulders of his nephew.” (pg. 24). Strong, firm.
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CHAPTER 5
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Herring; “A flight of herring clouds had moved over the sky from the south.” (pg. 31). A type of bird.
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Mangroves: “The wind screamed over the Gulf and turned the water white, and the mangroves plunged like frightened cattle, and a fine sandy dust arose from the land and hung in a stifling cloud over the sea.” (pg. 35). Brush that grows on the the edge of the ocean.
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Waning; “At last, to their right, the waning moon arose, and when it came up the wind died down, and the land was still.” (pg 36). A small visible part of the moon.
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CHAPTER 6
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Exhilaration; “Kino, hurrying toward his house, felt a surge of exhilaration. Now he was not confused, for there was only one thing to do, and Kino's hand went first to the great pearl in his
shirt and then to his knife hanging under his shirt.” (pg. 33). Excitement.
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Resinous; “They were not near the Gulf now, and the air was dry and hot so that
the brush cricked with heat and a good resinous smell came from it.” (pg. 37). Flammable, dry, and sticky.
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Interwoven; “And Kino thrust the pearl back into his clothing, and the music of the pearl had become sinister in his ears, and it was interwoven with the music of evil.” (pg. 37). Threaded or woven into something.
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Guttural; “Kino stirred in a dream, and he cried out in a guttural voice, and his hand moved in
symbolic fighting. And then he moaned and sat up suddenly, his eyes wide and his
nostrils flaring.” (pg. 38). A rough or hoarse scream.
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Goading; “Her goading struck into his brain; his lips snarled and his eyes were fierce again. "Come," he said.” (pg. 40). Provoking to envoke an action.
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Monolithic; “But ahead were the naked granite mountains, rising out of erosion rubble and standing monolithic against the sky.” (pg. 40). A large amount of rock.
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Outcroppings; “Now there were long outcroppings of granite with deep crevices between, and Kino walked on bare unmarkable stone when he could and leaped from ledge to ledge.” (pg. 41). A ledge of rock.
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Petulant; “And the baby was weary and petulant, and he cried softly until Juana gave him her breast, and then he gurgled and clucked against her.” (pg. 42). Bad tempered.
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Germane; “Any sound that was not germane to the night would make them alert.” (pg. 45). Not relevant to a subject.
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Intercession; “She could feel his warm breath against her skin, and Juana whispered her combination of prayer and magic, her Hail Marys and her ancient intercession, against the black unhuman things.” (pg. 44). Intervening.
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Keening; “And then Kino's brain cleared from its red concentration and he knew the sound - the keening, moaning, rising hysterical cry from the little cave in the side of the stone mountain, the cry of death.” (pg. 46). A scream of grief.
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Fatigue; “Her face was hard and lined and leathery with fatigue and with the tightness with which she fought fatigue.” (pg. 47). Exhaustion.
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Malignant; “And the pearl was ugly; it was gray, like a malignant growth.” (pg. 47). Infectious.
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