Vocabulary: The Pearl

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Vocabulary The Pearl

• dank (adj.)
• unpleasantly damp or humid.
• pulque (n)
• a thick, fermented Mexican drink made from
  juices.
• bougainvillaea (n)
• a type of woody shrub or vine.
• consolation (n)
• the act or state of being comforted.

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• avarice (n)
• excessive desire for wealth greed.
• procession (n)
• a group of people or things moving along in an
  orderly way.
• discontent (n)
• dissatisfaction longing for better
  circumstances.
• estuary (n)
• An arm of the sea that extends inland to meet
  the mouth of a river.

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• bulwark (n)
• a defense or safeguard.
• poultice (n)
• A soft moist mass of bread, meal, clay, or other
  substance applied to treat an aching or inflamed
  part of the body.
• undulating (adj.)
• moving in a wavelike motion.
• scuttling (adj.)
• running or moving with short hurried movements
  scurrying.

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• perceptible (adj.)
• capable of being seen.
• hummock (n)
• a low mound or ridge of earth.
• barnacle (n)
• Various marine crustaceans that form a hard
  shell and remain attached to submerged surfaces.