The Pearl Chapter 1 Vocabulary
Across
- 1. (noun)money given to the poor
- 3. (noun)extreme greed for wealth or material gain
- 6. (adj)coming after something in time; following
- 9. (adj)Humbly imploring; making a plea, especially to someone in power or authority.
- 10. (noun)a small hole in something such as the skin, caused by a sharp object
- 12. (noun)A person or thing that is indigenous (or native) to a place
- 14. (adj)poor; needy
Down
- 2. (adj)requiring or using great effort, energy or exertion
- 3. (verb)assess the value or quality of something
- 4. (adv)In a way that is not proud or arrogant; showing a modest or low estimation of one’s value
- 5. (adv)mournfully; expressing sorrow or melancholy
- 7. (n)a person in a group who becomes separated from the others, typically because of moving more slowly
- 8. (adj)(of a person) somewhat fat or of heavy build
- 11. (verb)make a deceptive or distracting movement, especially during a fight.
- 13. (adj)unpleasantly damp, musty and cold