The Pearl Chapters 1-2 Vocabulary

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Covey

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A small group of birds, especially partridges or quails, or a small group of people or things.

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Detachment

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The state of being objective or aloof

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Rigidity

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Inability to be bent or be forced out of shape; inability to be changed or adapted.

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Savage

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Fierce, violent, and uncontrolled; a brutal or vicious person.

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Plaintively

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In a manner expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournfully.

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Strenuous

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Requiring or using great exertion.

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Consolation

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Comfort received by a person after a loss or disappointment.

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Ignorance

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Lack of knowledge or information.

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Avarice

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Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.

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Indigent

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Poor; needy.