Royal University of Phnom Penh Literature Study 301 Institute of Foreign Languages Class: E3.2 Department of English Name: Neak Dim Chapter 4 Vocabulary 1. Extravagant (adj.): wasteful spending. Ex: To pay in high price for the pearl is extravagantfor all the pearl buyers. 2. Ragged (adj.): torn into irregular shapes or pieces. Ex: Kino will no longer wear his raggedwhite shirt after he sold his pearl. 3. Vigour (n): great physical or mental strength and energy. Ex: He set about his task with renewed vigour. 4. Cautioned ( v): to war n or a dvise s omebody that something i s ri sky and dangerous. Ex: As Kino wanted to leave the village Juan Tomas cautionedKino. 5. Benign (adj.): having and a kind and gentle d isposition or ap pearance. Ex: He shook his head in benign amusement. 6. Clamber ( v.): to climb slowly, using yours hands and feet. Ex: When Kino went to sell the pearl many boys clamberedthe window in order to see what will happen. 7. Con temptu ous (ad j.) : fee ling, expres sin g, or demons tra ting a str ong disl ike orutter lack of respect for somebody or something. Ex: The pearl buyer had a sad and contemptuous smile as Kino went in to the shop. 8. Perplexed (adj.): confused and worried by something that you do not understand. Ex: After heard the pearl buyer said Kino’s face wasperplexed. 9. Tremor (n): a sudden and usually brief feeling of excitement, nervousness, or anticipation. Ex: The dealer felt a little tremorof fear as the people outside didn’t agree with his price. 10. Compar ativ e (adj .): con sid ered rela tive to somet hin g kno wn, ment ion ed, o rexpected. Ex: A thousand pe sos was no t to be thrown away, it wa s comparative wealth to a man who was not wealthy. 11. Disciplined (v): to punish somebody as a way of enforcing obedience. Ex: The pearl buyers knew they had played too hard; they knew they would be disciplinedfor their failure. 12. Pig-headed (adj.): stubbornly ad hering to a belief, decision, or co urse of action. Ex: Stop being so pig-headed and admit that you were wrong. 13. Defied (v): to challenge or dare somebody to do something. Ex: Kino defiedthe pearl buyers and didn’t sell the pearl to those pearl buyers. 14. Slash (n): a long deep cut or wound. Ex: Kino was attacked and his face has a deep bleedingslash. 15 . Cr af ty (a dj. ): usi ng or in vo lv in g cu nni ng or tr ic ke ry to de ce iv e o th er peo ple . Ex: Kino face grew crafty as he assured Juana not to worried. .
