Week 16 Flashcards
The Pearl Chapters 1-3
noun; a simple story used to teach a moral or spiritual lesson; “If this story is a ~~~, perhaps everyone takes his own meaning from it and reads his own life into it.”; Aesop’s fables are examples of ~~~s that teach valuable lessons.
parable
noun; a place where someone lives, such as a house or shelter; “Outside the brush ~~~ in the tuna clump, a covey of little birds chittered and flurried with their wings.”; They built a small ~~~ in the woods to escape the busy city life.
dwelling
noun; a piece of fabric worn around the shoulders or head; “Her blue head ~~~ was over her nose and over her breasts and around the small of her back.”; The woman wrapped a ~~~ tightly around her shoulders to keep warm on the chilly evening.
shawl
noun; extreme greed for wealth or material gain; “They knew his ignorance, his cruelty, his ~~~, his appetites, his sins.”; The businessman’s ~~~ led him to exploit his employees for higher profits.
avarice
adjective; secretive or attempting to avoid notice, often due to guilt or fear; “Then from the corner of the house came a sound so soft that it might have been simply a thought, a little ~~~ movement, a touch of a foot on earth.”; She cast a ~~~ glance at the clock, hoping no one would notice her sneaking out early.
furtive
verb; to shine or sparkle, often with reflected light; “The pearl ~~~ed in Kino’s hand, promising both hope and danger.”; The wet pavement ~~~ed under the streetlights after the rain.
glisten
noun; a soft, moist mass applied to the body to relieve soreness or inflammation; “Juana prepared a ~~~ of seaweed for Coyotito’s swollen shoulder.”; The nurse placed a warm ~~~ on the injured arm to ease the pain.
poultice
adjective; extremely poor; lacking basic resources; “The doctor scorned Kino as a(n) ~~~ fisherman unworthy of his time.”; The shelter provided meals and assistance to the ~~~ families in the community.
indigent
noun; acceptance of something undesirable but inevitable; “Juana’s face showed ~~~ as she watched Kino cling to the pearl despite its dangers.”; With a sigh of ~~~, he agreed to follow the orders he could not change.
resignation
parable
noun; a simple story used to teach a moral or spiritual lesson; “If this story is a ~~~, perhaps everyone takes his own meaning from it and reads his own life into it.”; Aesop’s fables are examples of ~~~s that teach valuable lessons.
dwelling
noun; a place where someone lives, such as a house or shelter; “Outside the brush ~~~ in the tuna clump, a covey of little birds chittered and flurried with their wings.”; They built a small ~~~ in the woods to escape the busy city life.
shawl
noun; a piece of fabric worn around the shoulders or head; “Her blue head ~~~ was over her nose and over her breasts and around the small of her back.”; The woman wrapped a ~~~ tightly around her shoulders to keep warm on the chilly evening.
avarice
noun; extreme greed for wealth or material gain; “They knew his ignorance, his cruelty, his ~~~, his appetites, his sins.”; The businessman’s ~~~ led him to exploit his employees for higher profits.
furtive
adjective; secretive or attempting to avoid notice, often due to guilt or fear; “Then from the corner of the house came a sound so soft that it might have been simply a thought, a little ~~~ movement, a touch of a foot on earth.”; She cast a ~~~ glance at the clock, hoping no one would notice her sneaking out early.
glisten
verb; to shine or sparkle, often with reflected light; “The pearl ~~~ed in Kino’s hand, promising both hope and danger.”; The wet pavement ~~~ed under the streetlights after the rain.
