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The Pearl Chapters 1-3 Vocabulary
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| diligently | carefully and steadily |
| alms | money given to the poor |
| Famine | widespread shortage of food |
| compassion | sympathy; pity |
| entreat | implore; beg |
| transgress | break a commandment; sin |
| plaintively | sadly |
| avarice | greed |
| suppliant | one who asks humbly |
| estuary | inlet of a sea |
| poultice | wet mass applied to sore part of body |
| deftly | skillfully and quickly |
| residue | what's left over |
| disparagement | a put-down or detraction |
| subjugation | to bring under complete control |
| cozened | deceived |
| incandescence | shining and gleaming |
| distillate | essence, concentration, or abstraction |
| indigent | poor; needy; impoverished |
| riotous | without restraint |
| parable | a short, simple story with a moral truth--everyone takes their own lesson from it. |
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