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Vocabulary WorkThe Pearl Chapter 5

In the sentences below look at the italic words and choose the correct words or phrases that match to the meaning of those words and write them down in the boxes provided.

1. And then like a shadow she glided towards the door.a. flied b. soared c. floated d. ran

2. She burst clear out of the brush line and stumbled over the little boulders towards the water.a. Hesitate

db. Discover c. Encount

erd. slepped

3. Her arm was up to throw when he leaped at her and caught her arm and wrenched the pearl from her.a. Forced b. Wrested c. Twisted d. Wringed

4. He hissed at her like a snake, and Juana stared at him with wide unfrightened eyes. a. catcalled atb. shrilled at

c. whizzed atd. contempt at

5. And then the rage left him and a sick disgust took its place.a. odium b. displease c. aversion d. repulsion

6. His senses were dulled by his emotion.a. bored b. horrified c. feared d. excited

7. Greedy fingers went through his clothes, frantic fingers searched him, and the pearl, knocked from his hand, lay winking behind a little stone in the pathway.a. very busyb. untidy

c. calmd. rush

8. It glinted in the soft moonlight.a. to give small flashes of lightb. to flash brightly

c. to absorb lightd. to brighten up

9. When it looked through she saw the glimmer of the great pearl in the path behind the rock.a. blink b. hope c. suggestion d. hint

10. Now the darkness was closing in on his family; now the evil music filled the night, hung over the mangroves, skirled in the wave beat.a. Whistledb. Screamed loudly

c. Shouted at somebody angrilyd. Made a high sharp sound

11. Already the dawn birds were scampering in the brushes.a. Moved in untidy wayb. Ran or moved quickly

c. Jumped aroundd. Played around

12. The weak moon was losing its light and the clouds thickened and curdled to the southward.

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a. Stopped being liquidsb. Broke in to small pieces

c. Became solidd. Separated into different parts

13. Kino, hurrying towards his house, felt a surge of exhilaration.a. the state of being boredb. the state of being annoyed

c. the state of being very excited and happy

d. the state of being unpleasant14. As she rummaged in a box by the wall, Kino’s voice said quietly: “Apolonia, do not cry

out. We are not hurt.”a. To mess upb. To move thing untidily

c. To search something untidilyd. To search something urgently

15. ‘I do not want to bring danger to you,’ Kino said. I know I am like a leprosy. I will go tonight and then you will be safe.a. Skin cancerb. Cancer

c. Lung cancerd. Diseases infection

Write your answers here.

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Royal University of Law and Economics Literature Study 301Institute of Foreign Languages Lecturer: Ms. San SothearyDepartment of English Name: Neak Dim

The PearlChapter 5

Vocabulary

1. Glided (v): to move smoothly, effortless, and often graceful way.Ex: Juana glided towards the door in order not to woke Kino up.

2. Stumbled over (v): to hit your foot against something or put your foot downawkwardly while you are walking or running, so thatyou almost fall.Ex: Juana burst clear out of the brush line and stumbled over the little boulders towards the water.

3. Wrenched (V): to twist and pull something from its position using force.Ex: Kino caught up Juana and wrenched the pearl from her while she wanted to throw it into the sea.

4. Hissed at (v): to make a noise which sounds like ‘sss’.Ex: Kino hissed at Juana like a snake, and Juana stared at him with wide unfrightened eyes.

5. disgust (n): a very strong feeling of dislike that almost makes you sick,caused by something unpleasant.Ex: Kino has a sick disgust after he took the pearl from Juana.

6. Dulled (adj.): not interesting or exciting.Ex: Bill’s friends are a pretty dull bunch.

7. Frantic (adj.): extremely hurried and using a lot of energy but not veryorganize.Ex: As Kino felt down greedy fingers went through his clothes, frantic fingers searched him.

8. Glinted (v): to gleam or flash, especially brightly or momentarily. Ex: Juana saw the pearl behind the rock. It glinted in the soft moonlight.

9. Glimmer (n): a light that is not very bright.Ex: Juana saw the glimmer of the great pearl in the path behind the rock when she walked up from the beach.

10. Skirled (V): to make a high sharp sound.Ex: The evil music skirled in the wave beat.

11. Scampering (v): to run quickly or playfully.Ex: As the dawn came the birds were scampering.

12. Curdled (v): to become thicker or form curd, or to make a liquid do this.Ex: The coconut milk curdled as the temperature cooler and cooler.

13. Exhilaration (n): making somebody feel happy, excited, and more than usuallyvigorous and alive.Ex: When Kino knew that he didn’t lose his pearl he felt a surge of exhilaration.

14. Rummaged (v): to search for something by moving things around in a carelessway.Ex: When Apolonia rummaged in a box by the wall, Kino also arrived by that time.

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15. Leprosy (n): a very serious infectious disease in which the flesh and nervesare gradually destroyed.Ex: Kino compared himself like leprosy to the family if he continued to stay in the village.