Shared Flashcard Set

Details

vocab for the pearl
pearl vocab
20
Literature
7th Grade
10/14/2013

Additional Literature Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term

Parable

[image]

Definition

a simple story used to demonstrate a moral or lesson

same                                               different

ryme                                                    novel

lesson                                                    book

In the Parable humpty dumpty it never says he is an egg.

Term

Dank

[image]

Definition

cold and having a damp, stale, or moldy smell

         Same                                            different 

         mold                                                clean

        wet                                              good smelling

When i went into the cabin there was a dank smell to it.

Term

plaintively

[image]

Definition

sounding sad or mournful

same

sad, unhappy

different

glad, happy

The gosht plaintively said ive been here for ever.

Term

procession

[image]

Definition
Term

strenuous

[image]

Definition

difficult or strenuos work

same

 hard

difficult

different

easy

not hard

Term

appraise

[image]

Definition

to judge or estimate the value of something

same

 judge

estimate

different

answer

gusse

 

Term

consolation

[image]

Definition

comfort recieved

same 

sorrow

forgivness

different

happy

together

Term

avarice

[image]

Definition

extream greed

same

greedy

different 

poor

charity

he is very greedy

Term

alms

[image]

Definition

charity

same

charity

giving

different

avias

greed

He was very alm he gave his house to others 

Term

indigent

[image]

Definition

poor or needy

same

poor

needy

different

self sustaned

rich

the hobo is very indegent

Term

humble

[image]

Definition

lack of arogance 

same

happy

graetful

different

greedy mean

in charlots web wilburt is humble

 

Term

subsiquent

[image]

Definition

following in a order

same

consiquently

time

differnent

random

misplaced

he told the the story subsiquently

Term

lymphatic

[image]

Definition

swollon

same

hurt

swelled

different

ok

small

my muscles are lymphatic

Term

estuary

[image]

Definition

where a stream meets a river

same

ocean

river

different

land

pennisula

I have been in the bay estuary

 

Term

bulwark

[image]

Definition

a sheild or defensive wall

same

sheild

wall

different

sword

door

the bulwark protected me

Term

undulating

[image]

Definition

moing in a wave like patteren

same

wave

sweep

different

stop

jerk

the grandfather clock's wheight undulated

Term

perceptible

[image]

Definition

able to bee seen or noticed

same

notiable

obvious

different

invisible

quite

at night i am perceptible because i cannot see where i am going.

Term

incandesines 

[image]

Definition

glowing or giving light

same

glowing

lightbulb

different

dark

the incandesance light bulb is bright

Term

gloat

[image]

Definition

brag or show off

same

mean

greed

different

humble

nice

I do not enjoy when peopl gloat about their stuff.

 

Supporting users have an ad free experience!