The Pearl Flashcards
1
Q
Estuary
A
Where a river empties out into an ocean
2
Q
Cozened
A
To deceive, or win over in trickery
3
Q
Lucent
A
Giving off light, clear and translucent
4
Q
Incandescence
A
emitting visible light by being heated
5
Q
Disparagement
A
to lower in rank or reputation, belittleing
6
Q
consecrated
A
dedicated to a sacred purpose
7
Q
vigor
A
active bodily or mental strength or force
8
Q
legerdemain
A
sleight of hand, display of skill
9
Q
coagulating
A
to gather together or form into a mass or group
10
Q
lethargy
A
abnormal drowsiness
11
Q
edifice
A
a large structure
12
Q
lament
A
to mourn aloud
13
Q
monotonous
A
tidious, unvarying tone
14
Q
guttural
A
articulated in the throat
15
Q
petulant
A
rude speech or behavior
16
Q
amulet
A
a charm
17
Q
germane
A
relevant
18
Q
keening
A
long loud cry of sorrow
19
Q
malignant
A
evil in nature
20
Q
goading
A
stick with electrical charge
