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English vocab words for The Pearl
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9th Grade
03/29/2011

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benign (adj):

 

Definition
Kind; gracious; harmless

Don't worry about that snake if it bites you because its benign.

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Coagulate (verb):

 

Definition
clot; congeal

You could die if you get a coagulate in your blood.

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Convey (verb):

 

Definition
to put into words; to communicate

Sometimes I have to convey my words before I say them.

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Countenance (noun):

 

Definition
Look; face

That mans countenance is very scary.

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Edifice (noun):

 

Definition
A structure; a building

If there is an earthquake this edifice will fall.

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Estuary (noun):

 

Definition
part of the lower course of a river where its current is met by the tides.

The estuary of a river is nice to watch.

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Exhilaration (noun):

 

Definition
A cheerful state; elation

After I score I have a exhilaration of speed.

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extravagant (adj):

 

Definition
expensive; lavish

That womens ring is extravagent.

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germane (adj):

 

Definition
directly related; pertinent; relevant

I don't understand because what your saying is germane.

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guttural (adj):

 

Definition
harsh, rough; rasping quality

The german language is very gutteral.

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incandescence (noun):

 

Definition
brilliance; sparkle

before a show everyone has to be incandescence.

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indigent (adj):

 

Definition
needy; poor

Some indigent people live on the street.

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lethargy (noun):

 

Definition
inactivity; sluggishness

I you act lethargy you won't have good grades.

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lucent (adj):

 

Definition
luminous; transparent; clear

The clear water is lucent and pure.

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perceptible (adj):

 

Definition
capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind

Old people are usually wise and perceptible.

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Prophecy (noun):

 

Definition
a prediction of the future

fortune tellers use crystalballs to make a prophecy.

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retrive (verb):

 

Definition
to get back; recover; regain

In lacross if the ball is on the ground you have to retrive it.

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sentinel (noun):

 

Definition
a watch or a guard

there are lots of sentinels at a prison.

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subjugation (noun):

 

Definition
a forced submission of control by others

first thing cops do to criminals is put them into a subjugation.

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suppliant (adj):

 

Definition
asking humbly; begging; pleading

suppliant kids are asking there parents for a cool toy for there birthday.

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