The Pearl Chapter 1 Vocabulary

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