VOCABULARY FOR THE PEARL
CHAPTERS 5 and 6
Before reading, define all the words below. As you read, write in Steinbeck’s sentence for each one. When you are finished with Chapters 5 and 6, write your own sentences.
CHAPTER 5
1. searing
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2. skirled
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3. exhilaration
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4. keening
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5. lament
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6. leprosy
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CHAPTER 6
7. monotonously
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8. waning
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9. covert (n.)
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10. resinous
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11. sentinal
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12. goading
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13. gourds
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14. foliage
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15. cleft
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16. rupture
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17. freshets
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