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List #13 (The Pearl)
20 words from Steinbeck's The Pearl
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English
9th Grade
10/29/2008

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benign
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(adjective) kind, gracious, harmless
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coagulate
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(verb) to clot or congeal
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convey
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(verb) to put into words; to communicate
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countenance
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(noun) look; facial expression
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edifice
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(noun) a structure or building
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estuary
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(noun) part of the lower course of a river where its current is met by the tides
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exhilaration
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(noun) a cheerful state; elation
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extravagant
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(adjective) expensive; lavish
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germane
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(adjective) directly related; pertinent; relevant
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guttural
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(adjective) harsh, rough; rasping quality
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incandescence
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(noun) brilliance;sparkle
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indigent
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(adjective) needy; poor
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lethargy
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(noun) inactivity; sluggishness
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lethargy
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(noun) inactivity; sluggishness
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lucent
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(adjective) luminous; transparent; clear
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perceptible
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(adjective) capable of being perceived by the senses of the mind
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prophecy
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(noun) a prediction of the future
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retreive
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(verb) to get back; to recover; to regain
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sentinel
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(noun) a watch or guard
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subjugation
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(noun) forced submission of control by others
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suppliant
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(adjective)asking humbly, begging, pleading
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